FPERS ensures the successful resolution of incidents in the city, through the cover provided by five fire stations with full station turnout. Each fire station is self-sufficient in terms of carrying out a full station turnout, without any need for reinforcements. Of the six fire stations that are open 365 days a year, five of them have a standard pool of vehicles that carry out fire, rescue and technical assistance services autonomously.
Directorate and Resources
- Directorate for the Civil Protection, Prevention, Fire Extinction and Rescue Service: senior management of the City Council’s civil protection, prevention, fire extinction and rescue service.
- Unit for Material Resources: management of all material resources for the SPCPEIS (vehicles, tools, materials, protective suits and clothing) to guarantee they match operational needs, and active participation in all stages: identification of needs, design, requirements, procurement and awarding of contracts, reception, roll-out, monitoring of useful life and withdrawal from service. Management of facilities and infrastructures.
Division for Prevention and Post-incident Investigation
- Division for Prevention and Post-incident Investigation: planning, coordination and information on regulated prevention measures, dissemination of these measures by way of prevention to minimise risk in the city.
- Unit for Regulation and Performance: information on general compliance and permits in relation to adherence to regulations on fire prevention and other risks.
- Unit for Espai Bombers and the Promotion of Prevention: dissemination and promotion of prevention advice for the public, work on and diffusion of the organisation’s values and the preservation of the historical memory of the Barcelona Fire Service.
Division for Civil Protection and Coordination
- Division for Civil Protection and Coordination: planning of coordination and operational measures for emergency situations arising in the city. Assessment of the city’s critical infrastructures for possible emergencies and the impact they may have.
- Unit for Planning and Risk Assessment: planning, coordination and maintenance of municipal emergency plans.
- Unit for Coordination (GCE), Operational Technology and Cartography: driving the response and coordination of the Emergency Control Centre (CGE), communication and alerts relating to emergencies. Incorporation and implementation of tools for becoming more familiar with the territory and risks.
Division for Operations and Intervention
- Division for Operations and Intervention: management, coordination and monitoring of operations around the city’s network of fire stations.
- Unit for Territorial Operations: operational command for the city’s network of fire stations.
- Unit for Developmental Operations: organisation and development of operational and preventive activities within work shifts and improvement of intervention. Coordination and promotion of practices and exercises at fire stations. Coordination of recruitment processes in conjunction with managerial departments and resources departments.
- Unit for Procedures and Training: drafting of operational procedures to unify intervention criteria. Identification and promotion of training needs.