Apartadó and Mutatá firefighters denounce lack of resources to meet emergencies

From the Urabá Antioqueño the fire bodies of the municipalities of Apartadó and Mutatá denounce lack of resources To address different emergencies.

As indicated from these two locations, LIn the most critical situation it is being presented in Mutatá, Because firefighters do not currently have contracts or resources to operate.

In addition, they explained that eight days ago from the municipality of Dabeiba requested Mutatá support to find two people who had disappeared in the Dirty River, but they could not attend to such request, because They did not have brigades, nor gasoline, nor resources To attend the emergency.

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They also said that this situation has prevented them from attending different emergencies such as floods, accidents and the case that was recorded the previous week in the Pavarandó district, located in Mutatá, where a minor died and his body could not be transferred to legal medicine by firefighters.

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Elkin Echavarría, commander of Firefighters from Apartadó, said they have had to suspend some activities due to lack of resources and clarified that they are not in cessation of activities.

Jhonny Valencia, secretary of Apartadó Finance, called on the Fire Department of the municipality so that they have a bit of correlation with the situation they are currently going through in this town and acknowledged that they are going through a budget deficit and hiring issues.

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They also said that the situation in Apartadó is not encouraging, because they are going through an economic crisis that is hitting homes and Some firefighters have been evicted from their homes because they owe several months of rent And they continue to risk life in emergencies and do not have social security or medical insurance.

From Mutatá and Apartadó, the Firefighters are repeating the same libretto of, “There is no money, there is no contract, there is no support, but emergencies do not expect and disasters are not giving any truce.”