
By The Star Staff
Designated Puerto Rico Firefighters Bureau (NBPR by its initials in Spanish) Commissioner Josué Piñeiro Torres said Wednesday that the department is preparing itself for the forest fire season, which typically begins at the start of February and ends in August.
“Our forest fire brigades have the necessary equipment and are proactive to attend to any situation to save life and property,” Piñeiro said in a written statement. “We exhort the public to take the necessary measures to prevent any incidents to be sorry over.”
Piñeiro said 37 forest fires have been detected so far this month in the Ponce and Aguadilla regions, which the agency considers an indication that the fire season is active.
In 2024, the NBPR responded to 1,681 forest fires throughout the island.
Piñeiro stressed that the forest fires have grave consequences, such as destruction of ecosystems, contamination of the air and risk for human and animal life.
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