The new center, with a total investment of more than 2,747,000 euros, will be located next to the Parador hotel and will be built on a plot of over 5,800 meters.
The mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, and Minister of Presidency and Public Administration, María Pedro Reverte, have placed this morning the first stone of the Centre for Integrated Security and Emergency Puerto Lumbreras to bring together in a single security infrastructure devices Citizen of the municipality, such as local police and Civil Protection, the Emergency Coordination Centre Municipal and a computer terminal associated with the single emergency telephone number 112.
"Better service and greater efficiency: these are the goals of the new Center for Integrated Security and Emergency will bring together in one place for all local law enforcement.
The new location and facilities will enable greater coordination, more collaboration and better service to citizens, "said the mayor of Puerto Lumbreras and Regional Representative, Pedro Antonio Sánchez.
The new infrastructure has a total budget of more than 2,747,222 euros funded through a collaborative agreement between the Autonomous Region and the Municipality of Puerto Lumbreras.
The first phase involves an investment of 1,200,000 euros, while the second, funded through the Presidential and Public Administration, will have a grant of 1,547,222 euros.
The building will have 3,400 square meters distributed in the basement and ground floor will house all the security forces, and incorporate a computer terminal associated with the emergency number 112 through the Emergency Services.
The basement includes parking, storage, archive and put to rest, while the ground floor includes the offices of the staff of the security forces, the reception room and citizen services, auditorium, boardroom meetings, and kitchen and dining room.
In addition, the new complex will have a Security lumbrerense Heliport able to host Bell 412 helicopters or similar type as those used by the device of Emergency Region.
This will complement the actions taken by the municipality through the Plan Report related to the extinction of forest fires that are conducted through the Civil Protection Unit of Puerto Lumbreras, vehicles equipped with first responders.
The infrastructure will be built on a municipal plot located behind the Parador Nacional de Turismo has an area of over 5,800 square meters to concentrate all the emergency services.
In addition, the project includes an extension of premises for the local police, according to the template growth experienced in recent years has contributed to the incorporation of agents assigned to the Regional Public Safety Plan.
In this regard, Sanchez noted that "the number of local police officers in Puerto Lumbreras has increased by nearly 35%.
Have also increased the material and vehicles.
These facts are an indication of increasing public safety is a priority of the current group of government. "
The town of Puerto Lumbreras currently has a staff of 24 officers, nine of which are attached to the Public Safety Unit of the Regional Plan, a figure which is more than twice the staff that he had in early 2000.
In addition, three new agents exceeded the selection tests earlier this year.
On the other hand, has also tripled the number of Civil Defence volunteers, and today the town has 47 volunteers.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras