From fires to floods, from collapses to earthquakes, from rescues in emergencies to daily rescues throughout Italy. The Fire Brigade is the common and constant denominator of all emergencies and the safety of Italians. Politicians tweet, praise and thank us when we save someone, but they overshadow us when we ask for funds to hire staff, to purchase efficient vehicles and equipment, and to have the same pay and pension as other bodies, including the state police that belongs to the same ministry of the interior. First always come banks, annuities, public waste and caste. The firefighters are tired of promises and constant postponements and we do not rule out taking to the streets again if concrete signals do not arrive ”. To say it is Antonio Brizzi, general secretary of the Conapo union of the Fire Brigade who accuses "in addition to receiving 300 euros less per month than a policeman, as well as being under staff of 3500 in the national field, in addition to having received only 361 men to carry out the tasks of fighting the fires inherited from the suppressed State Forestry Corps while another 2000 would be needed, in addition to having dated equipment and museum vehicles that sometimes stop when we go on interventions, we also have helicopters that do not fly at night while also the Ischia earthquake shows how precious they would have been ”. "Investing in firefighters means investing in the safety of Italians, no more praise and medals, we ask for concrete facts from the government and parliament" concluded the Conapo secretary.
