Fire Brigade Bogotá
| Fire Brigade Bogotá | |
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 Office of the City of Bogotá
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| Professional fire brigade | |
| Founding year: | 1895 |
| Locations: | 17th |
| Employee: | 722 |
| Vehicles: | approx. 120 |
| Volunteer firefighter | |
| Founding year: | 1959 |
| Departments: | 1 |
| Active members: | about 40 |
| Vehicles: | 3 |
| www.bomberosbogota.gov.co | |
The Bogotá professional fire brigade (Spanish Unidad Administrativa Especial Cuerpo Oficial de Bomberos Bogotá, Distrito Capital , German special administrative unit of the Bogotá professional fire brigade, capital district ) is the professional fire brigade of the Colombian capital Bogotá . There is also the volunteer fire brigade ( Spanish Cuerpo de Bomberos Voluntarios de Bogotá , German corps of the volunteer fire brigade of Bogotá ). The primary operational area of the fire brigades is the capital district of Bogotá.
Professional fire brigade
history
After a major fire on December 7, 1889 at the intersection of Carrera 7 and Calle 13 had destroyed a large part of the square and the military fire brigade had to look on hopelessly, the fire brigade was founded on May 18, 1895. This was then the first "real" fire brigade in Colombia. At the time, it had 25 former police officers and a fire station in the La Candelaria district. The professional fire brigade was officially founded on December 27, 1919. After the Second World War, on July 19, 1950, a second fire station followed for the north of the city; at that time the city had about 700,000 inhabitants. Both fire stations together had 116 firefighters. In 1975 women were admitted to the Bogotá fire department for the first time and later also to the other fire departments in Colombia. In 2006 the name was changed to the current name. The President of the Republic of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos has been the head of the fire brigade since 2012, and a fire engine and personal protective equipment are available for official fire service purposes.
General
The fire brigade has 18 fire stations, two fire schools (one in Bogotá and one in Soacha ) and a control center. The fire brigade currently has around 850 firefighters on active duty and others in the command and control center. The firefighters have been divided into three shifts since 2019. It is the only fire brigade in Colombia in a large city that does not operate an ambulance service. The Bogotá fire department is one of 20 professional fire departments and around 800 fire departments in Colombia.
Calls
The fire department has around 36,000 fire and rescue missions of all kinds every year. It takes on fire fighting, technical assistance, animal rescue, environmental protection, fire investigation, rescuing casualties, helps the municipal rescue service in large-scale operations and, together with the armed forces and the national police, supports nationwide and continental-wide operations such as the earthquake in Ecuador in 2016 or the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Volunteer firefighter
history
After a fire in a warehouse on December 16, 1958, killed 82 people, the police wanted Colonel Alberto Bernal Garcia to find support for the professional fire department. He decided on a volunteer fire brigade because it can offer a lot more staff than the professional fire brigade. Thus, in early 1959, a volunteer fire brigade was set up.
General
The volunteer fire department has a fire station in Kennedy. With three vehicles it is a very small fire brigade, there are around. 40 active powers. The firefighters are trained at the professional fire brigade schools.
building
Fire stations
The 17 fire stations of the professional fire brigade and the fire station of the volunteer fire brigade, which are located in the Plaza de las Americas shopping center, are located in the northern part of the city (19 of the 20 city districts). The southern part (Sumapaz district) does not have a fire station, but this part of the city is also approached by the fire service. The 18 fire stations of the professional fire brigade are divided into 5 companies (Spanish Companias ).
| Company 1 | ||||
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| 01 | Chapinero | Carrera 9A # 61-77 | Candelaria, Chapinero | R 1, MA 3, ME 19, ME 37 |
| 13 | Caobos Salazar | Carrera 14B # 146 - 05 | Los Cedros, Usaquén | ME 3, R 13, ME 17, ME 25 |
| 14th | Bicentenario de la Independencia | Carrera 55 # 167 - 51 | San Jose de Bavaria, Suba | MA 1, CT 5, R 14, ME 20, MA 2 |
| 18th | Santa Bárbara | Carrera 9 # 113 - 5th | Santa Bárbara, Usaquén | |
| Company 2 | ||||
| 06 | Fontibón | Calle 17 # 96G - 20/46 | Fontibón, Fontibón | MLI 1, CT 3, R 6, ME 15 |
| 07 | Ferias | Carrera 69J # 72-61 | Ferias, Engativá | CT 4, R 7, ME 11, ME 29 |
| 12 | Suba | Carrera 92 # 143 - 23 | Suba, Suba | R 12, ME 32 |
| 15th | Garcés Navas | Carrera 110 # 77 - 24 | Garcés Navas, Engativá | ME 3, R 13, ME 17, ME 25 |
| Company 3 | ||||
| 02 | Central | Calle 11 # 20A - 10 | La Sabana, Martires | CT 1, R 2, MA 109, CF 3, X 16, ME 21, ME 36 |
| 04 | Puente Aranda | Calle 20 # 68A - 06 | Granjas de Techo, Puente Aranda | MLI 2, R 4, ME 8, X 25, X 27, ME 34 |
| 05 | kennedy | Carrera 79 # 41D - 20 Sur | Carvajal, Kennedy | R 5, CT 6, MA 1, ME 13, ME 22, X 26 |
| 17th | Centro Histórico | Calle 9 # 3 - 12 Este | Candelaria, La Candelaria | ME 4, ME 15, R 17 |
| Company 4th | ||||
| 03 | Restrepo | Av Cra 27 # 19A - 10 Sur | Restrepo, Rafel Uribe Uribe | CT 2, ME 30 |
| 09 | Bellavista | Diagonal 36 Sur No. 10 - 01 Estonians | San José, San Cristobal | R 3, X 14, ME 18, ME 20 |
| 10 | Marichuela | Carrera 14B # 76A -25 Sur | El Refugio, Usme | R 10, ME 12, ME 31 |
| Company 5 | ||||
| 08 | Bosa | Cra. 80J # 70C - 28 Sur | Bosa Central, Bosa | R 8, ME 27 |
| 11 | La Candelaria | Diagonal 62B Sur # 72 - 61 | San Francisco, Ciudad Bolívar | X 15, ME 24, ME 33 |
| 16 | Venecia | Carrera 49 # 48 - 02 Sur | Venecia, Tunjuelito | R 15, ME 35 |
| Volunteer firefighter | ||||
| BV | Bogotá | Calle 8 Sur No 70B - 90 | Américas, Kennedy | ME, ME, X |
Explanation of the abbreviations: ME (Spanish Máquina Extintora , German fire engine), MA (Spanish Máquina Altura , German roughly turntable ladder), M (Spanish Máquina , German unknown ), X (Spanish probably Pick-Up , German Pick-Up), CT (Spanish Carro Tanque , German tank fire engine), CF unknown , MLI unknown , R (Spanish probably Rescate , German rescue vehicle)
Fire schools
The Bogotá Fire Brigade has two fire schools. One at fire station 2 and one at the Soacha professional fire brigade . The Central Academy of the Bogotá Fire Brigade (Spanish Academia Central de Bomberos Bogotá ) was founded in 1990. The school can be used by all firefighters in Colombia. Some courses as well as advanced training are offered at the school, such as gas explosion, foam inserts or USAR. The Academy of Fire Brigades (Spanish Academia de Bomberos ) is a fire brigade school in Soacha, but is subordinate to the Bogotá professional fire brigade. At the academy, building operations such as house fires, earthquakes or rescue at height and depth can be practiced. Both schools train according to NFPA.
Control center
The control center (span. Central de Comunicaciones ) is located at fire station 4 and has a staff of 12 dispatchers and one dispatcher. The control center accepts around 100 fire brigade operations per day, dispatches the units to the scene of operations and helps to investigate the situation using satellite images and road maps. The control center crew maintains the command vehicle, which is also stationed at fire station 4.
vehicles
The Bogotá fire brigade currently has around 120 vehicles, and it is planned to replace the entire vehicle fleet by 2020. Chassis are often US vehicles. In addition to trucks, there are also three vans as crew transport vehicles and fire detection vehicles as well as a large number of pick-ups.
Fire trucks
Máquina 105
Máquina 32
Máquina 23 (from behind)
Máquina 18
UAECOB Bogotá has a large number of fire engines. There are three types of fire engines a 4x4, a 4x2 and a 4x2-Materiales Peligrosos (German: 4x2 Hazardous Substances). The 4x4 is four-wheel drive and has a 330 gallon (1250 liter) water tank. The 4x2 have road drive, a 1,000 gallon (3785 liter) water tank and technical assistance such as spreader and rescue shears. In addition, the 4x2 material Peligrosos has extensive materials for decontamination, radiation measurement and removal of hazardous substances.
Aerial rescue vehicles
The fire brigade currently has four turntable ladders and an articulated mast. Four of them are US vehicles (fire station 1 [turntable ladder 3], fire station 2 [turntable ladder 109 and articulated mast], fire station 5 [turntable ladder] and fire station 14 [turntable ladder]) and an old German vehicle (fire station 5 [turntable ladder 1]) this is expected to be replaced by a new US turntable ladder in October 2016, but the old German turntable ladder will remain with the Bogotá fire department.
Pick ups
The professional fire brigade has a large number of pick-ups. Pick-ups are the basic building block of the Colombian fire brigade, as they can be used for all types of operations. In Bogotá they transport the special forces or act as a reserve fire engine or support fire engine in case of major fires for the free shift. The loads can be exchanged using a changing system.
More vehicles
The fire department has a few other vehicles such as GTLFs (2,000 - 5,000 gallons), wheel loaders, two personnel transport vehicles, a crane, a command vehicle, an animal rescue vehicle, 30 advance equipment vehicles, an all-terrain fire engine and other special vehicles.
Special forces
Fighting forest fires
The task of the Grupo de Incendios Forestales is to fight forest fires, determine their causes and develop new extinguishing methods for fighting forest fires.
USAR
The task of the Grupo de Búsqueda y Rescate Urbano is to find buried people and animals and to provide help with powerful means in the event of earthquakes. The group can be used worldwide as part of UN operations or at the request of the countries.
Dog unit
The task of the Grupo Canio is not only the classic rescue after missing or buried people, but also the detection of fire accelerators if there is a suspicion of arson.
Water rescue
The task of the Grupo de Rescate y Salvamento Acuático is to rescue water and provide divers for the police. The unit is also used outside of Bogotá.
environmental Protection
The task of the Grupo Especializado MATPEL-REC is general environmental protection. It measures radiation levels, absorbs fuels and dangerous goods, binds oil, decontaminates people, treats contaminated injured persons and protects the environment.
Fire investigation
The fire brigade is investigating fires with the Grupo de Investigación de Incendios to determine whether they have triggered the fire and how it has spread. She is also developing new extinguishing methods, both for the fire brigade and for private individuals.
Rescue of emergency services
The fire brigade has a special unit to rescue missing or injured fire fighters. The firefighters call the unit "Heroes Savior". The "Heroes Rescuers" generally go out with every major mission.
Television series
The Línea de Fuego series of the Colombian broadcaster Canal Capital describes the tasks of the fire brigade and shows in 26 episodes the work of the fire fighters, their history and large-scale operations such as the Armero disaster or an industrial fire in Fontibón.
The fire brigade has been operating the Bomberos Hoy series since mid-2016.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3zJ970BN0U&index=15&list=PL4P4wljBw02b5eX4RWVl95ghLHnqZ8GH3
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8i-5GwksokM
- ↑ http://www.bomberosvoluntariosbogota.org/
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- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLLlGzSR1V8&list=PL4P4wljBw02b5eX4RWVl95ghLHnqZ8GH3&index=18
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJi-1XOF7eQ
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