The Castellón Firefighters Association took centre stage in the build up to the Real Betis match
Villarreal wanted to show its support, for the third consecutive season, to Fire Prevention Week, which started last Friday, and has the name ‘La prevención empieza desde la base’ (Prevention starts from the foundations). With the aim of raising awareness, the Castellón Firefighters Association (Consorci Provincial de Bombers de Castelló) today set up an impressive presence in the Fan Zone before the Real Betis match. In the outskirts of the Estadio de la Cerámica there were three fire engines, as well as the canine unit, a health and aquatic rescue unit and a photocall for fans who wanted photos.
On Friday, our youth players Jonathan Cánovas López, José Vicente Gozalbo Martínez and Jaime Esteban from our U14s B (Infantil B) and Salvador Serrano Salazar and Santi Mulet from our U16s B (Cadete B) went to Nules Fire Station as part of this initiative. The young Yellows had a great experience, getting into firefighters’ shoes. They listened to professionals explain their job and were able to get into a fire engine before putting out a small ‘fire’. It was a simulation that really helped the youngsters understand the firefighters’ jobs.
The campaign is run by the Asociación Profesional de Técnicos de Bomberos (Professional Association of Firefighter Technicians) which alongside 35 Extinction and Prevention of Fire services from across Spain has organised the Fire Prevention Week since 2006.
The objective of this project is to increase the awareness of risks that may be around for fires, and how you can stop fires, and if there is a fire, how to minimise its consequences.
