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The service Firefighting and Civil Protection of Firefighters Cartagena has developed a set of instructions for performing the traditional bonfires of San Juan the evening of Thursday June 23, o.
The aim is to avoid risky situations with the placement of fires in inappropriate places, the burning of polluting material, and other dangerous attitudes in handling of firecrackers and rockets during the night.
The main recommendation is to place the stake in a totally isolated place away from trees or vegetation, walls, parked vehicles or street furniture such as benches or bins.
In addition, you should never start with flammable liquids or burn plastics or tires to fire pollution.
Once burned, should be turned off completely with water or soil.
The instructions drawn up by civil protection also includes recommendations on handling of firecrackers and rockets.
The main thing, not turn them on to the face or body, not to use the cane that have broken or not well lit, and never put them into bricks or bottles because the tap will be more harmful.
Finally, citizens are informed about how to act in case of burns on clothing or body.
If we see that a person is burned, put cool water in the area and never apply creams or ointments without medical attention. If we burn the clothes, you should never run for fanning the flames, but should t irarnos the ground and roll, covering the face and hair.
BONFIRE ON RECOMMENDATIONS:
In no case shall be prepared in the following locations:
Inside or within 500 meters of a forest, woodland or land continued risk.
Within 15 meters of walls, parked cars, trees, street furniture (benches, litter bins, lamp ...).
Less than 15 meters of overhead utilities (electricity, telephone ...)
There may be lighting fires in streets paved or unpaved, if exceptionally municipal permission was obtained for this, you will need to spread a layer of sand at least 10 cm thick under fire and with radius 2 meters more than the the stake.
Around the campfire there will be 15 meters radius completely clean of vegetation and combustible materials.
Must be located in places where they interrupt the passage of emergency vehicles and access to these vehicles.
Other security measures:
The maximum height of a fire is 4 meters.
Do not ever turn it on with flammable liquids.
Do not pull the fire cans or sprays, may explode.
Do not pull the fire or tissue paper, the wind can lift and carry away the fire spreading.
Do not burn plastics or tires cause much pollution.
Once the fire burned, completely shut down with water or land.
RECOMMENDATIONS Firecrackers and rockets:
Do not put firecrackers near the face or body.
Never throw a firecracker towards anyone.
Turn each product by strictly following your instructions.
Do not light any fireworks at home.
Do not store fireworks in pockets.
Do not cut the final thunder of firecrackers can explode violently.
Do not use fireworks that have the broken reed.
Do not throw fireworks caught by hand.
Always light the fuse on the plug.
Do not throw fireworks within 500 feet of woodlands or forest.
Never put fireworks in bricks, bottles and so on., Exploding shrapnel that can cause much damage.
If a firework does not light but not touch it until after half an hour, then soak it in water.
RECOMMENDATIONS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY:
If we see a person burns:
Apply cool water two or three minutes in the affected area, cover with gauze or clean cloth and go to a hospital.
Do not break blisters.
Do not apply ointments, creams or disinfectant of any kind.
Do not start the remains of clothing may have become attached.
If we burn the clothes:
No running, fanning the flames.
Rodad thrown to the ground and to smother the flames.
Cover your face with your hands so that the flames will not reach the face and hair and so fumes will not reach the lungs.
Make sure that the flames have died down before take off our clothes and do not the quitéis never mind.
For any emergency call 112.
OTHER PREVENTION MEASURES "N:
Recommended for people who live near where fires are, to withdraw the clothes hung to dry may have, as well as flammable or combustible equipment that may be nearby or on balconies.
It is also recommended that low-lying plants with gardens, clean with dry brush and branches and even the gardens have a water hose ready.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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