Corps of Firefighters of Catalonia
Trucks 357 (2016)32 (2016) | | |
| Ambulances | 3 (2016)[5] | |
|---|---|---|
The Corps of Firefighters of Catalonia (in
traffic accidents
.
The corps is part of the Ministry of the Interior of Catalonia, led by
chain of command.[6] The body has 149 stations, which are distributed in 7 emergency regions: Center, Girona, Lleida, Metropolitan North, Metropolitan South, Tarragona and Terres de l'Ebre.[7]
In recognition of the service and the work carried out, the body was awarded the Gold Medal of the Generalitat of Catalonia on 11 September 2009.[8]
Tasks
According to the Law 9/2010, the Firefighters of Catalonia have the following tasks:[9]
- Fire extinguishing while trying to minimise damage, both personal and material.
- Develop prevention activities to avoid fires and accidents.
- Study and investigate techniques, facilities and systems to increase fire protection.
- Participate in civil protectionoperations.
- Perform rescue tasks in difficult access rivers and mountains.
- Investigate and analyse the accidents under their jurisdiction.
- Provide information and formative activities for the general public.
- Act in service of public interest.
- Other actions stipulated in the current legislation documents.
See also
References
- ^ a b Saura i Laporta et al. 2009, p. 160.
- IDESCAT. 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ Morales, Aida (12 February 2016). "Juli Gendrau serà el nou director general de Bombers de Catalunya" [Juli Gendrau will be the new general chief of Catalonia Firefighters]. Nació Digital (in Catalan). Berga. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Cercador de parcs de bombers". Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Interior. 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Vehicles i equipaments". Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament d'Interior. 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Organització. Jerarquia del cos de bombers". Escola d’Emergències, Prevenció i Seguretat de Catalunya. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Departament". Generalitat de Catalunya. 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- El Punt Avui(in Catalan). 12 September 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Llei 9/2010" (PDF). Generalitat de Catalunya. Ministry of the Interior of Catalonia. 10 June 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
Bibliography
- Saura i Laporta, Joan; Mestre Campi, Jesús; Ferrer i Murillo, Marc; Savalls, Carles; Rovira, Joan; Lanau, Olga (2009). Bombers de Catalunya: història i present [Firefighters of Catalonia: past and present] (PDF) (in Catalan). Barcelona: Departament d'Interior. ISBN 978-84-393-8002-3.
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