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The Fire Department of the City of Cartagenaha held today the feast of his patron John of God in the church of Charity.
The traditional Mass was attended by, among other authorities, the Director General of Security, Carlos Nieto and the head of the service, Francisco Gómez Avalos.
The councilman, Javier Herrero, could not attend the extended session of the municipal council of Cartagena.
Carlos Nieto has been reported to have increased slightly this year interventions to assist people in situations of natural hazards caused by flooding or wind, and the bailouts in wells or cliffs.
He underlined that this is an average of six operations per day, ie about 1,800 AssistsOF during the 2009.
Nieto recalled that fires in general have declined, and for that reason they have fostered in the Fire Service specialist groups, dive rescue in high risk, chemical and collapsed structures to assist in major disasters.
Safety general director added that this year will have a significant increase in staff, a number of 15 firefighters are training at the academy to join the staff before the summer.
Nieto said that this sum is to lower the average age of the Fire Department and be more optimal in all actions.
He has also stressed that since leaving the bases of the published opposition have gone on several firefighters retiring, noted that in 2009 they did two, and for this present year 2010 will other four troops.
And this year the Fire Department will count against new vehicles, heavy urban bomb is already in operational performance, a personal transport unit and a mixed unit personnel and cargo.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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