Alvor has a permanent emergency medical ambulance this summer

The mayor of Portimão, Isilda Gomes, inaugurated a strategic pre-positioning site for municipal civil protection on Wednesday, July 4, in the village of Alvor.

It is now possible to host a 24-hour medical emergency station INEM, managed by the Portuguese Red Cross Delegation in Portimão, with an emergency ambulance "on the pace of the door "and which will serve as a priority for this parish

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This measure, which is part of the municipal intervention strategy in the field of civil protection and relief similar to detachments already operational in the Lady of the Green Lane and in the municipal airfield, is aimed at operational demand or risk, in this case it is estimated to reduce the average time of relief in the time of a longer Great tourist affluence and more traffic in this locality about 8 minutes.

In addition to the anticipation in the arrival of means in localities (accounting for more than 15% of the operational activity in the department), this initiative also ensures the presence A different team (DAE) in the heart of Alvor village, contributing to a more resilient community in major accident or disaster situations.

The official opening session of the space installed in the Municipal Market building, provided by the Parish Council of Alvor, had a presentation by the Operational Commander Municipal, Richard Marques, who framed the adopted strategy based on a decentralization of resources for the benefit of relief, and also interventions by the Operational Officer of the INEM in the Algarve, Carlos Raposo, who highlighted the example of this partnership that can be replicated in other places in similar situations, and the chairman of the city council, Ivo Carvalho, who thanked the commitment of all those who made this important achievement for the Alvoradenses

Isilda Gomes closed the ceremony by emphasizing the importance of exploring all the measures that reduce the rescue response time, and that it is of the highest import to ensure that Portimão continues to be recognized as a safe tourist destination. He thanked the commitment of the Portuguese Red Cross who was a fundamental partner of the municipality and welcomed the contribution of the National Institute of Medical Emergency to the materialization of this amplification of the device of Emergency