The president of the Provincial Council of Cordoba, Salvador Fuentes, along with the delegate for Sports and Civil Protection, Antonio Martín, has honored the three firefighters from the Provincial Consortium for Prevention and Extinction of Fires who traveled to Venezuela to assist in rescue efforts after the earthquakes on June 24th.
This institutional event, held in the Baroque Courtyard of the provincial institution, served to publicly recognize the "commitment, vocation, effort, and collaboration" of these professionals. Fuentes highlighted the solidarity and commitment of these firefighters, who were part of the contingent of 13 Bomberos Unidos Sin Fronteras (BUSF), emphasizing their actions in aiding the affected population.
The provincial president also underscored the preparation and response capacity of the professionals from the Provincial Consortium of Firefighters of Cordoba, whose experience enables them to intervene in emergencies worldwide. Fuentes expressed the province's pride in having such well-prepared professionals for international humanitarian aid missions.
The three personnel, two rescuers and a canine unit (identified as Jesús and the dog Ivi, along with Juanfe and Elías), departed on June 25th for Madrid and then flew to Colombia on June 26th. Due to damage at the Simón Bolívar Maiquetía International Airport near Caracas, the team continued their journey via two charter flights to Bogotá and then to Cúcuta, on the border with Venezuela.
From Cúcuta, they proceeded by road to San Cristóbal, a Venezuelan city in the Andean region. Upon arrival at the epicenter of the tragedy, they were assigned a work zone and established a base camp in La Guaira, one of the most affected areas, where they conducted searches with dogs in structures where people might still be buried alive under the rubble.
Concurrently, they assessed the needs of the affected population with local and health authorities to coordinate aid delivery. This mission is part of the agreement between the Provincial Council of Cordoba and Bomberos Unidos sin Fronteras for emergency assistance.
