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In a campsite in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the managers donated stagnant rainwater from their pool to the firefighters. A welcome initiative in the fight against fires.
Faced with the lack of water, firefighters could be forced to empty swimming pools more and more often. At a campsite near Perpignan (Pyrénées-Orientales), the managers donated stagnant rainwater from their pool to firefighters to help them fight future fires. “We contacted the town hall of Salses-le-Château (Eastern Pyrenees), which made us contact our friends the firefighters. They came here this week and took the 120 cubic meters from us. […] for future fires”says Mehdi Fraihat, co-manager of Camping International du Roussillon.
The fire season has already started
The water from their swimming pool is now stored in tanks graciously lent by a winegrower. Welcome cubic meters: natural pools are no longer enough, when the fire season has already started. Last month, in the department, 1,000 hectares of forest went up in smoke, in Cerbère. Firefighters therefore welcome such initiatives with relief.
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