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Alicia Morales said that "the situation of Civil Protection, together with the Local Police and Fire show poor planning and neglect the City to safety and emergency services"
MURCIA NOW reporting shortages and obsolescence and material resources available to the Association of Volunteers of Civil Protection of the City of Murcia, SEAMUR, and warns of the direct impact it has on the quality of services provided, as well as pose a major obstacle for people who carry out their work.
In this situation, the municipal formation has made a request for information to Councillor Security, Traffic and Public Protection, Lola Sáchez.
Councillor and now spokesman Murcia, Alicia Morales, said that the Association is not provided with sufficient resources and stresses that "Infante facilities are prefabricated barracks, where volunteers work because they just crammed have space for themselves and for service vehicles ".
The mayor noted that in addition to the scarcity of resources, most of these are outdated, and that volunteers encounter problems and huge delays in receiving the necessary materials for their work.
"This means," says Morales, "not to be in compliance with the Rules of Civil Protection of the City and the Law on volunteerism in the region, which recognize the right of volunteers to be provided with sufficient and adequate means."
Councillor stressed the "insensitivity of the City to the work of some people who work selflessly", not to mention the potential posed to citizens' lack of sufficient and modern means "danger.
Morales stressed that the resources available to the group "very few for a population of over 400,000 inhabitants" and ensures that towns like Sewell, Abanilla or Bullas "have better materials and newer vehicles that Murcia".
For the mayor, this situation of Civil Protection in the municipality, together with the problems faced by the local police and firefighters, show "poor planning and neglect of the City of Murcia to the security services and emergency services, which are a right that citizens should be covered with full guarantees ".
The petition submitted by Councillor Now Murcia Security, Traffic and Civil Protection requested information on the conditions of use of the premises of the Association of Volunteers of Civil Protection in Infante and whether these facilities compliant prevention and safety and hygiene.
The municipal formation has also requested report concerning him if the space for the Association for his guards breaks, car parking, etc.
It is right, and if the vehicles in its fleet meet all the technical and safety conditions to provide emergency service for Civil Protection in the village.
Finally, it has been required information to know if the uniforms are given to volunteers conform to the rules applicable to the emergency services, in addition to checking whether uniforms are provided to all members of the Association of properly.
Now Murcia and he requested information on the Association of Voluntary Service Civil Protection Safety Councillor more than a month and a half ago, no response.
Source: Ahora Murcia
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