The Rio Fire Department’s Summer Operation (CBMERJ), which began this Friday (19), will have as a novelty the implementation of mobile rescue stations strategically distributed throughout the Rio de Janeiro coastline.
Lifeguards will be present on all beaches through maritime groups and units with maritime rescue services. The work of lifeguards involves constant monitoring of sea conditions, guidance to swimmers, signaling risk areas and rapid intervention whenever necessary.
The operation will have the support of drones with high-resolution cameras and thermal sensors, modern diving, rescue and personal protection equipment for lifeguards, in addition to the revitalization of units with maritime rescue services.
According to the general commander of the Fire Department, Colonel Tarciso Salles. Mobile stations represent an important advance in this type of operation. The structures significantly expand operational capacity, offering greater mobility, flexibility and adaptation to variations in public and environmental conditions.
“They allow for a faster and more dynamic response, following the flow of bathers and changes in sea conditions, further strengthening the corporation’s preventive action”, added Colonel Tarciso Salles.
CBMERJ also plans to hand over to the population the new facilities of the 2nd Maritime Group, in Barra da Tijuca, which underwent revitalization works to guarantee better working conditions for lifeguards, improving the efficiency of service to swimmers.
