Civil Protection in Marbella grows: more volunteers, more resources, and a new type of vehicle

Emergencies provide lessons, and the Marbella City Council is determined to strengthen the human and material resources of Civil Protection. While the municipal government ... undertakes the renovation and expansion of the base of this service, in which it has invested more than 150,000 euros, to "gain space, functionality, and modernization," eight new volunteers have joined Civil Protection, technological resources have been improved, and a new 4x4 vehicle has been incorporated as a prototype for the "progressive renewal" of the fleet.

"The goal is to adapt to new operational needs arising from extreme weather phenomena and actions in complex environments such as mountains and flood-prone areas," summarized the Councilor for Citizen Security, José Eduardo Díaz. The all-terrain vehicle, which has involved an investment of about 30,000 euros, "is specifically designed to respond to the characteristics of the work performed by this volunteer corps," gathering "the necessary conditions for daily service and emergency interventions," he highlighted.

Díaz recalled that, in recent years, Marbella "has faced new storms and weather events, with an increase in water-related actions, as well as greater specialization of the corps in mountain interventions, which makes it essential to have all-wheel-drive vehicles." In this context, he detailed that this prototype "will undergo a trial period to evaluate its performance and suitability before extending the model to the rest of the fleet."

With the addition of eight new volunteers, Civil Protection now exceeds a hundred members

The reinforcement of material resources is accompanied by a commitment to human capital. In this regard, eight new volunteers have been welcomed, joining a group that now exceeds a hundred members. "We have an exemplary Civil Protection in Andalusia and Spain, with committed volunteers who, during the last storm, were monitoring the streams while the city slept," he emphasized.

Integrated Technology

Among the novelties, he also announced the addition of two high-displacement BMW motorcycles, provided by the Local Police, which "will allow improved coverage in sports events, traffic cuts, and rapid actions in a large municipal area."

The vehicles will be equipped with tablets to monitor in real-time the location of resources and volunteers

In the technological field, he pointed out that the City Council is implementing "new computer applications" integrated into the emergency network along with Local Police and Firefighters. The vehicles will be equipped with tablets connected to the system, which "will allow real-time monitoring of the location of resources and volunteers during interventions, improving coordination and operational effectiveness."

For his part, the head of the Civil Protection group, Francisco Javier Flores, thanked the municipal support and highlighted that the new vehicle "offers greater guarantees by complying with the Euro 6 standard, which means less consumption, greater reliability, and an improvement compared to previous models."