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Firefighters in Action sent a second expedition to Haiti Humanitarian Aid (22/01/2010)

The mayor, accompanied by the councilman of Social Services, met today to Cartagena Fire members of this NGO, staffed with 14,000 euros of municipal contribution to cover operating expenses that part on Monday to the Caribbean nation

The City of Cartagena, through the emergency line that manages the Municipal Institute of Social Services, will provide 14,000 euros that will cover the costs of issuance of the NGO Action Fire will travel on Monday to develop humanitarian relief efforts Haiti.

So it has informed this morning by the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, President of Firefighters in Action, John A.

Martínez Catalán, and the Emergency Coordinator of the NGO, Luis Martínez Rivero, both firefighters Cartagena, where the organization is located, during an interview held in the Palace Hall.

Subsequently, the details of this relief effort have been reported in the press conference representatives have offered ACTIONS Firefighters, along with Councilman Social Care, Antonio Calderon, and the Director General of Security, Carlos Nieto.

As the president explained in Action Fire, four members of the NGO, three firefighters and rescue specialists in water purification with a nurse, and have moved to the Caribbean country to cooperate in the work being carried out in the area, and these are added on Monday, January 25 further six volunteers.

Thanks to the municipal financial contribution, noted Martínez Catalán, may cover the cost of this second operation, but our idea is to continue conducting relief efforts in devastated Haiti over the coming months, and we need that citizenship is responding very well, keep doing your contributions.

The party on Monday contingent to Haiti, arriving in the capital at 7 pm local time, is composed of two doctors, one nurse and three firefighters more belonging to the NGO.

The goal is to reach people most needed resources, among them a hospital, several emergency kit with medical supplies, especially pediatric and trauma as well as a water treatment plant installed in Port-valued nearly 50,000 euros.

Other important collaborations are those of the Spanish Cooperation Agency, which has been in facilitating the transport of members of NGOs and Iberia, which performs free transport equipment.

The team moved collaborate with the Spanish Red Cross and Semeco in drinking water and healthcare.

Those interested in working with Fire in Action Fund can do so in Murcia, in the number of account Help Haiti: 2043 0140 02 9000007711

TEN YEARS OF HISTORY

Since its inception ten years ago, members of the NGO Action Firefighters have worked in various emergency situations like hurricanes, earthquakes and wars, offering his support and experience of an entirely altruistic.

In addition, each year develop cooperation projects and post-emergence with the aim of helping the poor.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena

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