Fire brigades get meager funding

09-06-2007 17:48:54 – KarabakhOpen

Last year fires destroyed about 2 thousand hectares of arable crops, as
well as forests and pastures. The minister of agriculture Vahram
Baghdasaryan said during the meeting of the republican headquarters for
the harvest of arable crops it is necessary to provide more petrol and
diesel fuel to the fire brigades and control the use of fuel. Fire
engines need repair, fire extinguishers are low quality, funding is
meager. The head of the Rescue Service V. Arustamyan said the fire
security regulations have been handed over to the regional
administrations. Breaches are punished.

The headquarters decided to make arrangements with the ministry of
defense to involve service personnel if necessity occurs, the Azat
Artsakh reported.