Tiago Petinga / Lusa
Ambulances pass the inspection, but there is a detail that does not escape the eyes of the police, and in which the firefighters do not even notice: the sticker “forbidden smoking”.
“It’s a caricatured thing because we are talking about a sticker and translates into a thing that can Ascend to 3,000 euros“. Thus tells the commander of the Viriato Cabanas Firefighters, Francisco Campos.
At question is a sticker used in various contexts: “forbidden smoking”. The sign must be posted on all ambulances, and firefighters and Viseu even have them. The problem? They had the wrong sticker.
In fact, the correct sticker is one that has, at the bottom, some words that refer to the articles of legislation where the prohibition of smoking is present. The Firefighters of Viseu had a line, the original version has 3.
According to the Firefighters Delegation, the fine starts at 1500 euros, but can rise at 3000. Seconds to the Federation of Viseu Firefighters, The fines received already count on thousands of euros.
The commander of the Firefighters of Carregal do Sal says that “he understands that there has to be inspection,” but calls for sensitivity to the authorities regarding these details.
“When ambulances go to INEM inspection and passfrom there we are quiet. Then we are surprised by the authorities with these fines, ”adds Francisco Campos.
The Firefighters Federation has already known that it is preparing the contestation of the fines. But, as the Commander of the Viriato Cabanas Firefighters points out: “These are more stones in our way.”
