The spokesman for Citizens, Manuel Padin, stressed that "we always pleasantly surprised to see first hand the order, discipline and rigor of this service, is a pride and a guarantee for Cartagena have these professionals, and because of that, the City Council, we must do everything possible and impossible to maintain quality standards in our fire service. "
Citizens councilors in Cartagena, Manuel Padin and Ana Rama, visited the facilities of the Municipal Fire Station, in the first kilometer of the road from La Union, where they were received by the fire chief, Francisco Gomez.
Before visiting the municipal offices, they held a meeting where the situation facing the fire service Cartagena, their needs, their wants, their goals medium and long term was exposed.
Among the main topics stresses the need, according to Francisco Gomez, to have a new organization of leadership that is more operational and responsive to the needs of this service, increasing staff foreseeing the coming retirements, and increased staffing and materials to maintain optimally service, as to the first two points, the councilors felt that the announced creation of a new List of Jobs is an excellent opportunity to address these structural and personal weaknesses.
Although not the direct responsibility of Municipal Service Fire Fighting and Civil Protection, during the meeting the need and also addressed with actions concerning fire prevention, and a reforestation plan for the District of Cartagena.
According to the fire chief, and there is a written and budgeted one million euros Plan, but it is up to the Community run.
Citizens councilors in Cartagena agreed to contact their parliamentary group in order to know the status of this project is, and push its materialization.
He also spoke of the mess in which it has undergone, a time now, the area of ​​Civil Protection since the Local Government proposed that a related person Citizen Movement took control of the coordination of this service.
Citizens councilors felt that the management of this service in recent months had been a complete disaster;
since arriving Martin Toledo, Civil Protection has even lost equipment.
According to the spokesman of Citizens Cartagena, Manuel Padin, "we have said ad nauseam that we did not like the way he handpicked the related coordinator Citizens Movement and this appointment was imposed on the fire chief, that local government election was so precipitous and irresponsible that has led to chaos in the management of such an important and sensitive service like that and the resignation of the person in full summer season. "
Manuel Padin "management Civil Protection must reach consensus, this will lead to a good actual work, it is clear that the most appropriate and responsible had been to select a coordinator with direct experience, among volunteers, through a process of qualified promotion to guarantee training and merit required for the job. "
So far, according to spokesman orange training, "we are still waiting for the promised commission that will analyze and study the employment of volunteers," according Padin, "We are very aware of the creation of this commission and if we can form part of it, or at least be properly informed, we will do that always makes this political party: build consensus where none exists to improve municipal services "
After the meeting, the fire chief showed councilors Citizens in Cartagena different units of the Fire, and the provision available to them.
The spokesman for Citizens, Manuel Padin, stressed that "we always pleasantly surprised to see first hand the order, discipline and rigor of this service is a pride and a guarantee for Cartagena have these professionals, and because of that, the City Council, we must do everything possible and impossible to maintain the quality standards of our service firefighting. "
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena