Earthquake emergency drill held in all schools in Torrevieja

more than 12,000 students from all schools in torrevieja lived a very special day last week by participating simultaneously in a seismic emergency drill, which was carried out on the occasion of the 194th anniversary of the earthquake that occurred in the Vega Baja in 1829 and has been organized by the city of torrevieja and the State Security Forces and emergency Services (local police, civil Guard, Fire department, SamU and civil protection). in total, there have been more than 80 troops who have participated today in this earthquake drill. in two educational centres (ceip cuba and ieS mare nostrum) an operational control was installed, with the rescues that would be carried out in the event of a catastrophe of this type. in addition, a fall in communications was simulated, with the necessary firefighting resources that would be found in a situation of similar characteristics.

For this drill there has been an advanced command post in the main fire station of torrevieja, from where everything that happened was coordinated and recorded.

TWO RESCUES OF INJURED PEOPLE AT THE IES MARE NOSTRUM SECONDARY SCHOOL at ieS mare nostrum, an injured person was rescued from an elevated plane using the “slide” manoeuvre. an extendable ladder was set up, the firefighters had access and the injured person was lowered with a stretcher sliding on the ladder itself and transferred to the health resource. in addition, a seriously injured person was rescued in an area inaccessible to the school. the special rescue group carried out the rescue with the alfa1 helicopter, immobilising the injured person on a stretcher and extracting him with a crane from the roof of the school.

Location Of An Injured Person

WITH A DOG UNIT, RESCUE AND TRANSFER TO BASIC LIFE SUPPORT AT THE CUBA PUBLIC SCHOOL. also, at the same time, at the ceip cuba, a girl buried by rubble was located with a rescue dog, proceeding to the mobilisation of the injured person on a stretcher and extraction with transfer to the health services. a drone team from the San Vicente fire station also took part, to see from the air the situation of the school in the event of a collapse and ensure that there were no people left inside.