Eighty -two cities in the regions of Araçatuba, Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Presidente Prudente, Andradina and Pontal do Paranapanema, in the West and Northwest of the State of São Paulo, recorded relative humidity rates below 12%, which is considered a state of emergency by the World Health Organization – WHO.
The condition was decisive for the State Civil Defense to call on Thursday (14), for the first time, the system Cell Broadcastwhich issues alerts to the population related to health risks and occurrence of fires in vegetation. The orientation of the organ is to drink water and to avoid burning.
The technology Cell Broadcast It does not require residents to install any application and operates via the location of the devices by transmission towers.
Prevention
This year, the tool was incorporated into Operation São Paulo without fire, a set of preventive measures to the burning.
The system can be used for severe or extreme alerts, with guidelines focused on people’s prevention and health.
Technology will alert the population when relative humidity is below 12% and when there are fires near urban areas.
