Inside the Italian emergency response room where concerns over wildfires are rising
The situation room inside Italy's civil protection authority is humming with activity as the head of the emergency department, Carlo Constantini, circulates the space.
From here they coordinate the response to national emergencies and send resources to help local medical and fire teams when needed.As the second heat wave, named Charon, takes hold, temperatures could get to nearly 50C in Sicily and Sardinia.Carlo Constantini, the head of the emergency department at Italy's civil protection authority
And as the heat builds, the vegetation gets drier, creating perfect conditions for the kind of fires we have seenHe says:"I am worried about what could happen in the coming days because if this heatwave lasts for a long time it could negatively affect us, there will be more and more wildfires."
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