More Bad Financial News for Chapala

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Fire and Civil Protection Chapala declared unable to
Attending emergency services

Gilberto Garcia Padilla
In an unprecedented event , the Department of Fire and Civil Protection Chapala declared unable to meet emergency services in the town , due to the poor condition is most units .


 

After monitoring and evaluating the macrosimulacro made ​​at City Hall , Arturo Rivera Mexican , head of the municipal agency , regretted that this decision has been made that affects citizens .
He said the corporation founded in 1998 requires units operating at one hundred percent , and the equipment and tools needed for better performance elements of its work.
" We are unable to provide community service for not having functional and operational vehicles ," the official stressed , mentioning that most of the units have mechanical failures and are stopped in the courtyard of the central base . Among the units affected include the 193 pump truck is down for multiple mechanical failures so far have not been repaired . Another case is the unit 190 that remains in the workshop , due to an oil leak in the engine and electrical system failure .
The unit has 196 transmission failure and a leak in the radiator , because it is broken. The rescue boat has damage to the engine propeller . Of the two ATVs that were acquired for four municipal administrations , one was taken down by mechanical failure and the other has a fault in the charging system .
The only unit that is in service and operation, but by 40 percent , is the 191 , and is the one used to attend services and perform administrative procedures.
"We are seeing a renewal required units to provide better service to citizens ," he said Mexican Rivera , mentioning that the mayor , Joaquín Huerta Barrios, and was aware of the situation and expected to take appropriate action .
Meanwhile, Councilman Amador Torres Romero , who chairs the Civil Protection Commission at City Hall , described as "worrying " situation being experienced by the fire department , when not counting the units and the equipment they need for the emergency care.
" They are protecting the population having the time of an accident , fire or cyclone if you are living , because they are on the lookout for the services and it is important to keep them in top condition ," said the President also PRI , remembering that a fire in August in a house in the delegation of Ajijic , leaving a woman injured , exposed the deficiencies of the fire department.
In an interview with PAGE Oh yes you read ! , Torres Romero revealed that there is a bill to amend the Municipal Civil Protection Regulations and the Revenue Act , so that the agency receives financial resources to meet the needs presented .
One of the proposals in the initiative is that Padrón Administrative Office of Licensing and include a requirement for endorsement or processing of a new municipal license , the presentation of an opinion on the approval of the Directorate for Fire and Civil Protection on conditions safety and operability . And the same thing applied by other agencies such as the Chief of Public Works, Urban Planning , Markets , Ecology and Rural Development, prior to the delivery of building permits or who , within the scope of their competence.
In this regard , Romero Torres reported that the initiative is in the hands of the Mayor and is being analyzed , not to mention how long it could be presented to the plenary for approval.
He said he will seek to meet with the Director of Fire and Civil Protection to discuss the matter and seek other alternatives, such as the organization of events for fund of funds we come to solve some of the needs that the corporation.