The mayor and the representative of the government have chaired this morning the local safety board to coordinate the security device in the city and beaches, which came into force on June 15 and will run until September 15
Coordination is the maximum to be followed by the heads of the Security Forces of the State, such as National Police and Civil Guard, and local forces, such as Local Police, Fire and Civil Protection, who this morning met in the traditional local board prior to summer safety, co-chaired by the delegate of the government, Bascuñana Joaquin, and the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro.
The objective is to verify the security device will be in place in the town and especially on beaches, in the period from 15 June until 15 September, which is the time when there is a greater influx of people who visit us.
With respect to the local police, will be strengthened in this period with 350 troops per week in three shifts, 50 agents representing newspapers and a total of 9,650 hours, with specific functions such as traffic control, road safety, street trading and animal control home on the beaches.
In addition, the local police will have two offices, one in Los Nietos and another in The Azohía, that will work in administrative time.
Beyond that, special arrangements shall be put for the festival La Mar de Musicas and the operation output end of August as falling on a weekend and there will be a large number of transfers by car.
In regard to the Service for Fire Fighting and Rescue in the area of La Manga Consortium acts of the Autonomous Community, but will strengthen the municipal service during the month of June, the celebration of the bonfires of San Juan .
Thus, it has increased by two more troops during the first half of this month, and three in the second half, making prevention efforts and performance not only on the night of San Juan, but also in the days surrounding.
Civil Protection, meanwhile, have 24 aid stations on the sand plus a central command post, where 66 rescue work.
Material resources have three ambulances, three jet skis, three sand bikes, three semi-rigid boats, two rapid response vehicles and four vehicles for staff.
The mayor recalled that Cartagena has been the town with more quality Q and blue flags on beaches, something we are very satisfied because it is the fruit of efforts by the Civil Protection device, which does a good job.
Meanwhile, Joaquin Bascuñana recalled the importance of coordination between the City and State Security Forces, citing the great work done for the extinguishment of La Muela last June 9.
The government delegate also made ​​known the strength of the national police force acting during the summer in Cartagena, 217 agents in her July and 202 in August and the Guardia Civil, with eight seats to act in the town, belonging to three companies, the Captain of Cartagena, the Torre Pacheco and Lorca, covering both the beach areas of the Mar Menor as those of the western coast, The Azohía and Isla Plana.
A new feature will Bascuñana announced that the Civil Guard patrol the waters of the Mar Menor, after several years without acting at the request of the mayors of the area and also local police and Civil Guard conducted joint specific actions.
Asked by the journalists, the government delegate had referred to other issues such as the new airport, and the Mayor has referred to the restoration of the Cathedral of Santa María la Vieja, ensuring that while the chapels were fixed for open for worship, monument recovery has not yet been completed, which is already preparing the draft for submission to Heritage.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena