The Council of El Poble Nou de Benitatxell, in collaboration with the group of Civil Protection volunteers, is taking a major step forward in emergency and safety management with the launch of a comprehensive strategy that combines surveillance technology and weather monitoring.
The Councillorship of Citizens’ Security has installed two new 360º surveillance cameras at strategic points throughout the municipality with the purpose of detecting incidents in real time, mainly forest fires, but also locating lost people, detecting power outages, monitoring inclement weather, etc. This technology will help to enable faster action and expand surveillance coverage throughout the municipality, including areas that are difficult to monitor.
The cameras will be managed and monitored exclusively by Civil Protection personnel, allowing them to identify and focus on areas of interest at critical moments. While this technology provides an operational advantage and speed, it will not replace proximity or direct attention to neighbours.
The project is also complemented by the installation of several weather stations in different areas of the municipality. The data provided by these stations is crucial, as it allows real-time visualisation of episodes of heavy rain or extreme heat, among other things, and provides more accurate information on the probability of fires in specific areas of the municipality, expanding the forecasts of official sources such as GVA or AEMET.
This initiative is part of a broader technological project funded under the PSTD (Destination Tourism Sustainability Plan), which seeks to equip El Poble Nou de Benitatxell with modern tools for emergency prevention and management.
‘The combination of cameras and weather stations allows us to anticipate and better prepare our response to any emergency. It is a major advance in surveillance and prevention tasks,’ said Arturo Esteve, head of Civil Protection.
For her part, María José Ivars, the councillor responsible for the area, highlighted the importance of citizen collaboration for the success of these measures. ‘This technology provides us with resources for earlier detection of emergencies and, therefore, faster action, but the collaboration of local residents remains essential. I encourage you to continue reporting any emergency or dangerous situation, respecting safety regulations and trusting the emergency services, who are always there to help’.