Fire prevention grant aid

the town with urban planning and population densities analyses. Quintanilla also clarified that for the planning of the airspace, the participation of all local institutions is required, including police, maritime rescue and even the theme parks.

“Benidorm is delighted that it has been taken into account for these innovation projects,” said the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez.

The first project of drone flight tests for use in transport within the European DELOREAN project was held in Benidorm in February 2023.

A BENISSA association for fire prevention (ABAI) was one of the entities whose application was accepted for government grants to aid in fire prevention measures. Of the amount requested (€10,000), the ministry granted them €7,374.10, which is equivalent to almost 73.74 per cent of the amount.

ABAI has established itself as a voluntary association whose main purpose is to develop preventive actions against forest and core fires. It was founded in 1993, following an enormous fire that devastated the Bernia and Olta mountains, and left a desolate landscape.

The Ministry of Agriculture, environment, climate change and rural development requested applications for subsidies for environmental volunteering in the prevention of forest fires for the year 2023. In total, the Valencian government will invest €477,016.51 in this line of aid. This will allow surveillance campaigns of the mountains and natural sites during the summer.

The regulatory commission assessed the various applications submitted by the municipalities of the community, based on the fact that the proposals submitted are with the aim of promoting environmental volunteer activities in the field of forest fire prevention, awareness campaigns, education and awareness of visitors in natural and forest areas, through actions aimed at informing visitors about compliance with the different applicable regulations, dissuasive surveillance, and the application of environmental education programmes with special emphasis on knowledge of the forest environment.

Together with the Benissa group, other towns and entities in the Marina Alta have also seen rewards for their fire prevention proposals. These are Benidoleig, Calpe, Gata de Gorgos, Ondara, Pedreguer, Pego and Benitachell.