The Barcelona Civil Protection, Fire Prevention and Extinction and Rescue Service is made up of professional firefighters and technical specialists in various units. The head of the operations room at the Barcelona Emergency Management Centre, Raquel Sánchez, gave a talk at the Barcelona School of Building Construction about this professional profile.
These specialists tend to come from educational backgrounds linked to architecture and engineering and their work includes management tasks linked to civil protection and fire prevention. This is also an important role at an operational level of the corps, working in coordination with firefighting teams.
The role of these professionals is fundamental as they are tasked with maintenance, managing resources and the control of emergencies in various areas:
Maintenance and logistics
- Creation, revision, repair and maintenance of firefighting equipment (hoses, clothing, rescue tools etc.).
- Control and management of material at fire stations.
- Supervision of the status of emergency vehicles.
Prevention and security
- Technical inspection in buildings to assess fire risks.
- Implementation and supervision of emergency plans.
- Training in security against fires for companies and individuals.
Support in emergencies
- Technical assistance in fires, accidents and rescue.
Administrative and operational management
- Technical reports on fires and accidents.
- Coordination with other organisations (Civil Protection, police corps, medical corps).
- Data analysis to improve emergency responses.