The boiler is broken, and without hot water at the end of their shift, they can't even shower. This is just one of the many inconveniences faced daily by firefighters at the Abbasanta station. Always on the front lines, like their colleagues at other fire stations, they are forced to work in extremely difficult conditions. So much so that the Conapo union is ready to stage a strike.

Provincial Secretary Giuseppe Mellai, in a note sent to Provincial Commander Angelo Ambrosio, recalled that various problems at the Abbasanta detachment had already been reported in recent months, including the lack of hot water in December 2025, but so far no response has been received.

"Four months later, the problem still appears to have been resolved," he claims. "After the technical rescue service, operational personnel are unable to shower and are forced to return home without having had the opportunity to wash themselves."

The disruption is especially significant during the winter months. "We are requesting urgent and extraordinary intervention to definitively resolve the problem," adds Mellai, who immediately points out other anomalies at the detachment: the emergency vehicle entry and exit gates are out of order, as is the non-automated secondary gate; the intercom at the entrance gates, as well as the external lighting and the lighting inside the emergency locker room, are also inoperative.

Finally, the road surface at the entrance is completely ruined with large potholes. "We're asking the commander to take action," Mellai concludes. "If we don't hear back, after seven days, we'll declare the Oristano firefighters on standby."

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