[Politics] Boric for forest fires: "As a government we are going to be on top (...) we will improve the conditions of the volunteers"

[FNX Magokiler]

The President visited the volunteer who ended up with his body burned after fighting one of the active fires in Quilpué and called on the po[CENSORED]tion to be cautious in the event of new emergencies.

"As a government, we are very much on top of the forest fires," said President Gabriel Boric this Friday after flying over the affected areas in the Valparaíso and Metropolitan regions.

Upon leaving the Institute for Work Safety in Viña del Mar, where he visited a firefighter who ended up with his body burned while fighting one of the fires in Quilpué this Thursday, the President said: "I want to thank all the firefighters and workers and Conaf workers, to the volunteers who are carrying out this important task.

Which is to fight the fires, in these difficult moments for our country with the high temperatures that we have experienced".

Gabriel Boric stated that from the Executive they will seek to improve the working conditions of volunteers who fight accidents:

 

 

"I spoke with the Minister of Labor to be able to improve the conditions in which the volunteers and workers of the Conaf are working to be able to ensure that they have the endowment that is required to fight forest fires. "Here the lives of people like Javier - an injured firefighter - who are fighting the fires with tremendous courage and strength are at risk.

He told me that when he finishes his recovery he wants to go back to being a volunteer and that vocation is something that I deeply respect. added the head of state. Along these lines, Boric called on the po[CENSORED]tion to be prudent in the face of the high risk of new emergencies in the country: "A difficult summer is coming and therefore we call for prudence and collaboration so that everyone follows the instructions regarding forest fires, to be very cautious".

 

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