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This weekend the festival of San Juan de Dios, patron of Fire, which will be on Sunday March 8th is celebrated.

This morning was held the traditional Mass in the Church of Charity. The council Public Safety City of Cartagena said lowering interventions Fire in traffic accidents compared to previous years.

The Fire Department conducted 1,411 interventions in 2014.

The Security council, Mariano Garcia explained that the data are similar to those of the previous year.

They have fallen firefighters interventions in traffic accidents in particular have been 139, with 154 in 2013.

This decrease is due to the good work of the local police.

The work they do, decreases the number of serious accidents have to intervene firefighters continued explaining the mayor.

The number of sanitation-related facades, risk of falling trees, by blizzards continues upward trend interventions as shown by the data of 178 that occurred in 2013 to 196 in 2014 have also increased related interventions floods and rains considerably, being in 2013 34 interventions and in 2014 took place 63.

Interventions that have increased are those caused by wind or flooding.

This year, because they have increased episodes of strong winds, the fire department has had to act to remove trees, branches, or some peeling facades or cornices, according to the fire chief, Francisco Gómez.

The Security council has sought to highlight the continuing education received by the Fire Department of Cartagena as the vertical descent, the driving SUVs, first aid, and so on.

Also, have also been two drills this year, one in Puerto emergency and other firefighting in the drill in Naval Station The Algameca.

Statements were made ​​just before entering the mass that has officiated at the Basilica of Charity to celebrate the feast of St. John of God, patron of Fire Cartagena.

The Mass was attended by town councilors as Security, Mariano García, of Celebration, Florentina Garcia and Tourism, Palazón Carolina. Citizens Movement Councilman Jose Lopez and United Left-Greens, Rosa María Mateos were also found.

Also attended by civilian and military authorities, the regional deputy, Vincent Balibrea, Colonel of the Infantry School Corps, Rafael Roldán and Military Commander of Artillery.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena