Residents of Monte de los Almendros received a special visit last month from the firemen of Motril. Luckily there wasn’t a flame in sight and the reason for the visit was purely educational (oh, if only I’d known).
The firemen were there to show residents how to use the high pressure hoses installed in the neighbourhood. The idea being that if a real fire should start one day they could get to work putting it out whilst the fire service are on their way. This could effectively save lives and prevent fires spreading, especially in the hot dry months of summer when a precious few seconds is all it takes. It was the third year that the firemen had been giving the talks and they were back upon request. Unfortunately, the rest of us don’t have the special hoses installed in our streets so the firemen won’t be coming… which means I’ll have to shove kitty back up the tree again to have any chance of getting a date.