It happened again. Staffing shortages have put the Santiago Fire Station under control again. The only three professionals available this Monday first thing in the morning They had to go out to attend a multi-vehicle accident … Concerned, the park was empty. It was an hour and a quarter. Fortunately, his presence was not required for any other concurrent intervention.
The accident occurred shortly before seven in the morning at a roundabout in the parish of Oixo, one of the entrances to the city. Firefighters had to free a person from one of the cars involved. If another accident had been recorded in another part of the Galician capital, 112 would have contacted the command, which was also involved in the accident intervention.
but, “No matter how big the notice came, it was not possible to pay attention to it.” Sources from the authority confirmed to Ep. Because “there were already three to do the work of six.” It was a “complex” emergency that required “coordination, security and means.” Firefighters insist that “the intervention was carried out as professionally as possible, but dealing with high-risk situations with insufficient resources cannot be normalized.”
For his part, the leader of the Social Democratic Party in Santiago, Aitor Poza, attacked the nationalist mayor, Goretti Sanmartín, because this conflict shows that the municipal government is “beyond its capacity.” He confirms that his party is Working “to find solutions” To alleviate this staff shortage.