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Firefighters of Leixões received vehicle

As part of the "Donate to Protect" program, part of the Social Investment Plan, EDP Distribuição delivered on July 1, a vehicle to prevent forest fires to the Humanitarian Association of Voluntary Firefighters of Leixões. This was the ninth vehicle provided by EDP Distribuição in 2019, out of a total of 25 that the Company will deliver from North to South of the country during this year.

This program, which aims to support institutions that develop initiatives in the protection of the forest, cleaning of vegetation, or reforestation, promoted the donation of the vehicle belonging to EDP Distribuição's fleet, a Renault Megane.

"Being on the field as we, become aware of the difficulties of firefighters and this leads us to think of them when we consider this type of support. EDP ​​Distribuição plays a decisive role in the proximity to the population, the municipalities and the fire brigades, and so we felt that, in the renewal of our fleet, we could highlight a number of vehicles that are still in good condition for us. to assist firefighting and civil protection structures, "said João Torres, President of EDP Distribuição.

The ceremony, which took place at the Leixões Volunteer Fire Brigade, was attended by Luísa Salgueiro (President of the Municipality of Matosinhos), Aires Aleixo (President of the Volunteer Firefighters Association of Leixões), Rui João (Commander of the Volunteer Firefighters of Leixões) and Salgado Rosa (Commander of the Civil Protection of Matosinhos).

EDP ​​Distribuição, in the scope of defense and protection of the forest heritage, manages 68,000 km of airlines (of which more than 28,000 km in forest areas), having invested a total of 72 million euros in the last 11 years, of which € 11 million relates to 2019.

Inspection and intervention actions in the protection zones and in the fuel management lanes near the power lines involve around 500 people, among internal and external collaborators, and the application of best practices of monitoring and vegetation management (from inspections thermal imaging of the lines using helicopter and drone flights, until the development of a functionality in the APP that allows any citizen to report situations of proximity to the vegetation).