Representatives of integrated Plan Coverage Beaches bodies, accompanied by the Councillor for Public Safety, Vicente Ruiz, came together this morning for the official presentation of the 2015 Copla.
During his speech, Ruiz said that "although the Emergency Plan Surveillance and Rescue in Playas and Rescue at Sea is operating all year, in which the City is known as a time of high risk, during the summer season, to through a collaboration agreement with the Assembly Local Red Cross is a special device hooked across the coast. "
In this sense, Miguel Molina, president of Red Cross Eagles announced that it will be a total of 40 professional water rescuers that 50 volunteers joined the support group which "ensure coverage 24 hours a day," since although the specific services ranging from beach 11-19 hours throughout the month of July and from 17 to 30 August and from 11 to 20 hours from 1 to August 16, outside these hours are rapid intervention groups.
The Copla Plan is completed with the strengthening of civil protection services in the Emergency Coordination Center;
the expansion of the staff of the Civil Guard with five professional guards of Public Safety and two officers of the Judicial Police;
and designing a proposal for special performances for the summer season by the local police.
As for fire safety and rescue plan also will have the support of the fire brigade.
In conclusion, both Pedro Sanchez, coordinator of the Civil Protection, as the Councillor for Citizen Security highlighted that the success of the couplet lies in the effective coordination of all who take part in it.
In this same vein, he added, Ruiz, "what is going to try from now is that this coordination in emergencies is all year in order to improve if possible assistance to citizens to reduce trip times in some cases ".
Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas