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The drone will make it possible to improve intervention in forest fires, floods, assessment in accidents with dangerous materials, aquatic rescue and search for missing persons, among others;

while the aquatic motorcycle will serve to reinforce the work of rescue and rescue in the Lorca coast to offer the best service to bathers enjoy our beaches

The Councilman of Emergencies of the City council of Lorca, Juan Miguel Bayonas, has informed this morning that this area of ​​municipal management has constituted, inside the Service of Emergencies and Civil Protection, a flight service of unmanned aerial vehicle, to complement and to optimize the work that is done on Civil Protection in emergency situations.

Juan Miguel Bayonas has indicated that "the new acquisition of this unmanned aircraft, known as drone, will allow to review and know the scope and the state of catastrophes and therefore improve the intervention in forest fires, floods, assessment in disasters with dangerous matters , aquatic rescue, etc .., but especially will help in the search for missing or missing persons, as already revealed in one of the last search devices, last November, in the Cope area of ​​the municipality of Águilas, in which they were collaborating with two drones from different intervening organisms, in these cases, the search areas will be expanded and access will be possible to places difficult to access by land, such as cliffs or complex mountain areas, as well as high risk, to make a first evaluation in order to preserve the integrity of the intervening personnel.

The Councilor for Emergencies has detailed that "this is the last drone presented by DJI, the Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual, framed in the category of less than 25 kilograms in weight, with a stabilized camera with a three-axis gimbal that has a sensor of real image with a 4K resolution to capture visible light and a thermal microcamera to capture thermal data, uniting these two sensors by dynamic multispectral imaging technology helps the pilot to quickly identify and interpret critical data that may not be visible by the human eye , as for example to appreciate in greater detail the edges of people and objects, as well as to fly in complex daytime conditions like fog and smoke ".

Bayonas added that "also as a novelty in this team, which makes it special for emergency services, is the addition of three accessories highlighting the double focus with 2,400 lumens for search and rescue missions in low light and a speaker of 100 decibels with support for up to 10 custom recordings and live streaming ".

The Emergency Edil explained that "the aerial images that are taken can be transmitted in real time to the Command Post that is established for each situation, and to the new Room of 112 of the Municipal Operational Coordination Center of Lorca from where the strategies to follow according to the information obtained throughout the flight, in which the video signals and position data that the drone sends will be geographically referenced. "

Juan Miguel Bayonas stressed that "with this initiative, the City Council intends to continue enhancing the operational quality of emergencies with the incorporation of this technological innovation that can be used in an effective way in emergency situations, requiring the operators involved a new way of work different from the current one ".

Expansion of the resources of the Department of Emergencies

The Councilor for Emergencies, on the other hand, said that "the Town Hall has increased the equipment of beaches with the addition of a jet ski to strengthen the rescue and rescue work in the Lorca coast and offer the best possible service to the bathers who visit our beaches It should be noted that it is a quick and effective means to intervene on a possible risk of drowning, and at the same time, plays a key role to monitor from the sea.

Bayonas has detailed that "this watercraft, with a capacity of up to 3 passengers, incorporates elements that facilitate rescue and rescue work on beaches, such as its exclusive intelligent braking and reverse iBR system that allows it to be stopped almost instantly, as well as a better maneuverability in directional control.The motorcycle has a 130 hp high-power motor and is specially equipped with a rescue stretcher approved for the transfer of the wounded, as well as life jackets and helmets that will handle any rescue situation that present on our coast. "

The Emergency Edil has indicated that "the new watercraft joins the fleet of the Emergency Service and Civil Protection that has 3 inflatable boats, one of them with special design for rescue on beaches with the exclusive FRS system (FAST RECOVERY SYSTEM ), making this area of ​​municipal management the necessary efforts to provide its professional staff with the best materials for the proper exercise of their functions because, the safety of them and all visitors to our beaches is the most important.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca