BRAÑUELAS, SPAIN (AFP) – Garbed in red protective overalls, the soldiers worked doggedly to create a firebreak during a firefighting exercise in northwestern Spain, the European nation hardest hit last year by wildfires. In a forested area of Castilla y Leon, a sprawling region northwest of Madrid that is prone to blazes, troops from the […]
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Garbed in red protective overalls, the soldiers worked doggedly to create a firebreak during a firefighting exercise in northwestern Spain, the European nation hardest hit last year by wildfires
Garbed in red protective overalls, the soldiers worked doggedly to create a firebreak during a firefighting exercise in northwestern Spain, the European nation hardest hit last year by wildfires. - Coordination challenges - In highly-decentralised Spain, the regional authorities are responsible for tackling wildfires with their own firefighting services and if needed, they must turn to the central government to mobilise aerial resources or the.