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It is with great pleasure that I am here today in your communities to welcome tonight's event which is the first of a series of events planned to take place in all Districts to inform and raise awareness among Neighbourhood Watchers on fire prevention.
The Neighbourhood Watch institution, which has been implemented on a nationwide basis since 2011, has proven to be effective in preventing crime. For this reason, we believe that your contribution to the prevention and response to the serious problem of devastating fires that plague our country every summer period in particular, will be catalytic.
Watching with particular concern the noticeable effects of the phenomenon of climate change, especially with regard to the increase in the frequency and intensity of fires, and bearing in mind the disastrous consequences caused by the fires that have occurred in recent years in our country, which have even cost human lives, the Government of Nicos Christodoulides has placed high on its priorities the continuous evaluation and strengthening of the fire protection sector.
In this context, and redeeming to the best possible extent the contract we have concluded with all of you, the civil society, we invest in your cooperation and in strengthening your active action to further upgrade and strengthen the level of fire protection in municipalities, communities, our forests and our natural environment.
Recognizing that the institution of the Neighbourhood Watch, which is a key pillar of the new model of Community Policing, has contributed decisively in the field of crime prevention, we decided to expand, extend and strengthen the operation of this institution for the benefit of society.
Therefore, I invite all of you, the thousands of registered Watchmen and all those who wish to become a Watchman, to join forces with the Fire Service and become an extension of the Watchmen and other means of surveillance, not only for the timely detection and information in case of a fire in the area where you live and operate, but also for information about any wrong or suspicious human activities, which unfortunately are the main cause of fires.
The effectiveness of the institution is based on close cooperation between the State and all local government authorities, organised bodies, the local community, each neighbourhood, and citizens of all ages, and aims to inform and raise public awareness in order to improve the level of both personal safety and the safety of their property and the community where they live and operate in general, while at the same time promoting a sense of solidarity and increasing the level of safety of everyday life.
Dear friends and observers,
Taking care to protect every inch of our land from all forms of danger is a matter of essential importance for human survival itself and therefore fire protection measures are the responsibility of all of us. Your contribution will undoubtedly be a catalyst in strengthening the fire safety of the entire society, starting with each neighbourhood, your own neighbourhood.
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