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Romero plan 2018. Pilgrimage of the Virgen del Rocio.

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By AndaluNet on 14/05/2018

A gifted romería the use of new technologies. as the 80% brotherhoods subsidiaries will have GPS to help locate.

The Minister of Justice and Home Affairs, Rosa Aguilar, Romero presented the Plan, the emergency device developed by the Board with the participation of the different administrations and comprising more than 6.000 effective to ensure safety during the development of the Pilgrimage of El Rocío 2018.

Rosa Aguilar stated that the hallmark of the plan is again “coordination and collaboration between the different administrations”, with the essential aim of the pilgrims and those involved in the pilgrimage roads and the Almonte village to enjoy a “absolute tranquility and security”. According to the minister, Romero Plan consists of a team of professionals “excellence and commitment to emergencies”, I always have the cooperation of all the brotherhoods.

The forces and security forces will have a device consisting of 3.200 -a effective 10% more than last year- and 1.350 vehicles. Only the Civil Guard mobilizes more than 2.300 agents made near 69.200 service hours. With regard to the National Police, The plan consists of 764 effective, while the DGT and Civil Protection added 108 people. They Unit Patrol helicopters will add Sevilla.

More technological means

Chapter News, the Minister of Justice and Home Affairs has pointed out that expanded 60 a 97 brotherhoods that have tracking devices installing Emergency Group Andalucía (HEAVY) in simpecados to respond more effectively to emergencies that may occur during their pilgrimage to the village and back roads. Thus, As the minister stressed, the 80% subsidiaries already have GPS, although all may already be located at all times for any eventuality, the proximity between them, which represents a qualitative leap security

In addition, It has been updated mobile application Romero Plan with all participating brotherhoods, a completely free application with useful information on roads and subsidiaries, which will be activated from Saturday 12 May. They have also been eliminated shadow areas without coverage.

Romero Plan has four specific devices: Caminos de Huelva, Seville and Cadiz, and Village Plan, led by government delegates of the Board in these provinces, to cover 2.322 performing pilgrimage kilometers in total the 121 subsidiaries that make the road, with the addition this year of El Viso del Alcor (Seville) and San Sebastián de los Reyes (Madrid).

As he explained by the Minister, devices village roads and mobilize, between 14 and 24 May, up 6.000 effective of the three administrations distributed in different areas of activity: coordination, intervention, security, health, logistical support and infrastructure.

The Ministry of Justice and Interior deploys three posts of Advanced Command (LDCs) in the vicinity of the most significant areas of major concentration of people, such as the dockside Bajo de Guía (Sanlucar de Barrameda, Cádiz), in Coto de la Matilla (Almonte, Huelva) and a third in the multipurpose hall building Villamanrique de la Condesa (Seville), Located next to Dehesa Boyal, to facilitate interventions operating groups.

From the Advanced Command Posts will direct and coordinate the interventions of the various operating involved in the Plan, for what have permanent connection with the Emergency Coordination Centers 112 thanks to the technological platform Emergency Management Andalucía (GEA). For identical functions, a Integrated Operational Coordination Center established (CECOPI) in the village of El Rocío.

Among the resources of the Ministry of Justice and Home Affairs are counted, In addition staff rooms 112 regional and provincial, specialized vehicles, generators and lighting balloons, screens and audiovisual equipment, and powerful cameras installed by the GREA in different parts of the roads and in the village.

In addition, Rosa Aguilar stressed that Justice and Home Affairs will distribute 18.000 brotherhoods leaflets with information on the location of services and care put into different enclaves of roads.

Healthcare

The Ministry of Health, through the Public Company for Health Emergencies (EPES), It is responsible for coordinating the medical device formed by the Romero Plan 600 professionals, among doctors, nurses and emergency technicians, as well as transport technicians Red Cross.

During the course of the pilgrimage a total of eleven care points will be activated on the roads they will be supported by medical helicopters located in Seville and Jerez de la Frontera, Asistencial addition to the main center located in the village of El Rocío.

The Plan provides Romero, equally, activation of a specific operation to prevent any emergency by forest fires during the celebration of the pilgrimage, what the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning is responsible, through the Plan for Prevention and Fire Fighting Andalucía, Infoca.

This specific operation is composed of more than 200 Infoco effective Plan each day (Extinction technicians and Operations, Extinguishing specialist groups, Turrets watchers, pumpers drivers and support groups), whose function is to inform, monitor and prevent fires, participate in search and rescue activities and support other operating emergency services if required. In addition, between functions agents Environment made by the device monitoring work of roads and areas are located and overnight loafing, control access to natural space is made according to established standards.

This staff has a total of 12 watchtowers in the area of influence of the pilgrimage, Pumper six vehicles and four aerial means: a transport helicopter and fire catches CEDEFO Cabezudos (Almonte), a transport helicopter and fire Bricas, a heavy helicopter Madroñalejo (Aznalcóllar) coordination and a plane located at Seville airport.

Rejection of animal abuse

The Minister also stressed the importance of promoting the welfare of animals and stressed that the Board maintains a “firm commitment against animal abuse zero tolerance”, for what has the support of the brotherhoods rocieras.

The Pilgrimage of El Rocio involves the displacement mainly cattle trails, so the GREA done throughout the year preventive work to identify ways, loafing areas and overnight, and establishing escape routes. Thus, This year is also planned different alternative spaces for possible changes in the itineraries of the brotherhoods to bad weather, As it highlighted Aguilar.

Source: Andalusian