The Provincial Council of Castellón reinforces the device of the Castellon Province Fire Department with the incorporation of a new rescue and rescue vessel. The president of the provincial institution, Marta Barrachina, and the deputy of Firefighters, David Vicente, have traveled to the Port of Burriana to see firsthand the operation of the new rescue boat that has had an investment of 171,000 euros and that As the president explained, “it comes to reinforce service provision, reduce response times and guarantee greater security, both for our troops and our neighbors.”
It is a semi-rigid rescue and rescue boat measuring 10.5 meters in length and equipped with two 300 HP engines along with all the navigation equipment necessary for this type of boat to deal with any emergency that may arise in the coast of the province of Castellón.
At the moment it is the vessel with the highest performance for maritime rescue of the different Fire Services of the Valencian Community, enabled to operate up to 30 nautical miles, which allows it to cover places on the coast such as the Illes Columbretes. “We reinforce our commitment to renew the resources of the Provincial Firefighters Consortium, responding to the different priorities that professionals set based on their needs, and we do it with the best means,” indicated the president of the Provincial Government.
In this sense, Marta Barrachina has stated that, with this new addition, “the network of maritime rescue vessels of the Fire Consortium is completed, providing coverage to the entire coastline of the province from its bases in the ports of Benicarló, Oropesa and Burriana, thus adding all these resources to support the Maritime Rescue service in the province of Castellón.”
The particular characteristics of this vessel, as the Fire Deputy has commented, “allow for improved training in rescue and firefighting operations, being able to transport more equipment and personnel to the intervention area at speeds of up to 52 knots.”
The new unit has been incorporated to be used as support during rescue emergencies to search for people at sea, as well as any emergency that may originate on boats. “It is equipped with all the necessary elements that allow it to ensure its operation,” said David Vicente, who continued saying that “we want the best tools for those who protect us.”
For the president of the Castellon Province Fire Department, it is very important to invest “in the best means and infrastructure for our firefighters, achieving with this new addition to provide them with more security that facilitates their important daily work in saving lives and ensuring our integrity, and thus demonstrating “the commitment of the Provincial Government team to ensure that the work of firefighters is as effective and safe as possible.”
“This incorporation is another example, a resource to add to the commendable work of our professionals, who work every day with the mission of responding by land, sea and air to emergencies throughout the province,” concluded the deputy of Firefighters, David Vicente.
