BRIEGAL

The Briegal Association was awarded the prize of the solidarity contest organized by the Ferrol City Council, worth 4,000 euros, thanks to its project “Reducing wool vulnerability to forest fires in Peru”. The main objective of this initiative is to reduce the impact of forest fires in the most disadvantaged communities of Peru, promoting prevention,…

La asociación, que integra a diferentes administraciones gallegas, suma su apoyo a nuestro proyecto en Perú para dotar de equipos de protección individual y formación en su uso para la lucha contra los incendios forestales a bomberos voluntarios del país andino. Una ayuda sin duda imprescindible, que permitirá sufragar parte de los gastos del proyecto.

The Consellería de Medio Rural has donated personal protection equipment for the fight against forest fires. The material, equipment in disuse of the Consellería, consists of fireproof suits, helmets, boots and masks that will be a great help for those involved in fighting forest fires in Peru.The forest fires in Peru.

On December 2, an agreement was signed with the Provincial Council of A Coruña, which will provide 50,000 euros for the purchase of equipment for its rescue group. This collaboration will improve the equipment necessary for the organization’s interventions in emergency situations, thus strengthening its operational capacity and its work in the humanitarian field. From…

Peru is in a state of national emergency due to the forest fires ravaging part of the country. From Briegal we launched a campaign to collect funds and specific material to help the work that firefighters in the area of Curahuasi – Abancay are developing with very few means. Cash donations: For the purchase of…

On the 26th of June, a major disaster drill took place in the old Sánchez Aguilera barracks in Ferrol, an activity included in the training program of the Briegal rescue group. The event, which aimed to simulate the explosion of a tanker truck loaded with hazardous substances parked in a residential area, involved groups of…

Last Saturday, March 23rd, we conducted a joint exercise with Casaga in order to further strengthen our operational capabilities. In the abandoned village of Urdiales de Colinas, Igüeña, assumptions were put into practice to improve specific aspects of search and rescue operations based on Insarag standards, so that all our efforts can be integrated in…

21 September 2023 The mayor of Ferrol, José Manuel Rey and the councilor of security, Pamen Peiltiain, received the members of Briegal and Casaga who made up the team that participated in the rescue device of the floods in Libya. At the event, which took place at the town hall, the government representatives congratulated the…

20 September 2023 Our team members and Casaga’s colleagues are already at home, after a long return trip that was complicated by the situation that the country is going through. After landing in Madrid at dawn, they arrived at noon in Ferrol after a road trip. In total 7 days of mission developing search and…

16 September 2023 The Emergency Coordination Center has ended the search for survivors in the city of Derna. Our team is now preparing the return trip, without having been able to find anyone alive. The number of victims so far stands at 10,000 people. Media Coverage: La Voz de Galicia Diario de Ferrol OK Diario