The APB signs a cooperation agreement with the Formentera Island Council to handle emergencies at the Port of La Savina
Palma de Mallorca
18/12/2014
The Port Authority of the Balearic Islands (APB) and the Formentera Island Council have today signed a cooperation agreement on fire prevention, firefighting, sea rescue, and civil defence at the Port of La Savina. As a result, both organisations have committed to increasing safety levels in the port’s service area, both on land and in the water, over the next 15 years.
Under this agreement, which was ratified by the APB Chairman, Alberto Pons, and the President of the Island Council, Jaume Ferrer, the APB undertakes to supply a small new or semi-new fire engine in a period of two years to improve the equipment available in the port area.
The APB will also contribute €20,000 per year to acquire material resources and provide specific training for Formentera firefighters, and will make a one-off payment of €10,000 to purchase different kinds of emergency equipment.
In turn, the Formentera Island Council undertakes to provide a specialist service in fire prevention, firefighting, civil defence, sea rescue, and emergency monitoring in the port’s service area, preferably assigning at least one fire brigade to the port area, along with the material resources required to ensure safety at the port.
Both the APB and the Formentera Island Council value this agreement extremely positively as it takes advantage of the available resources and synergies, and therefore prevents services from being duplicated.
