Cabildo Collaborates with Tuineje, Antigua, and Betancuria to Draft Their Emergency Plans

Island Emergency Services and Municipalities Oversee Field‑Work Planning to Have Drafts Ready by Year‑End

The Cabildo of Fuerteventura, through its Emergency Department, is finalising coordination with the municipalities of Tuineje, Antigua and Betancuria and with the drafting firms responsible for their respective Municipal Emergency Plans (PEMU). The goal is to deliver the draft documents before the end of the year.

It is noteworthy that the Cabildo has taken the initiative to help municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants draft their PEMU, thereby raising their response capacity in crisis situations and ensuring island‑wide effectiveness in emergency control.

“The municipal document is key to the operational capacity across the whole island,” said Lolina Negrín, Councillor for Emergencies.
“Emergency services must work in a coordinated manner and with mutual support,” she added, noting that varying population densities across municipalities entail different levels of specialised human and material resources.

“The Cabildo has taken the initiative to help municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants draft their PEMU and thus increase their effectiveness and reaction capacity in case of emergency.”

Beneficiary municipalities have praised the agenda developed by the Emergency Department, highlighting the timely assistance for less‑populated towns. They will now receive specialised training for municipal technicians and conduct drills tailored to each territory’s specific risks.

During recent meetings, it was agreed that the drafting teams for the PEMU of Tuineje, Antigua and Betancuria will commence field work in the coming weeks, gathering data needed to write the draft documents, which will be handed over before year‑end.

The Key: The PEMU

The Cabildo has awarded the drafting of the PEMU for the three island municipalities with populations under 20,000 (Antigua, Tuineje and Betancuria) as a support policy, addressing the limited resources these towns face when drafting the plans independently. The projects are already in the data‑collection phase on the ground and the drafting of the preliminary versions.

These plans will:

• Identify local risks.
• Coordinate resources across administrations.
• Establish mobilisation and coordination mechanisms to guarantee an effective emergency response.

The overarching aim is to ensure public‑resource coordination during emergencies and to improve response to incidents, regardless of which municipality is affected.