Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Desastres

Civil defense in El Salvador is ( German: Civil Protection, Prevention and Mitigation of El Salvador) by the State National Organization Sistema Nacional de Protección Civil, Prevención y Mitigación de Disasters of El Salvador regulated. It was founded on 31 August 2005 to coordinate nationwide disaster rescue operations.

History

Prior to the disaster was (Spanish: Protección Civil of El Salvador), organized in 14 departments of El Salvador. These regions are united since 2005 under the umbrella organization.

The General Directorate for Civil Protection and Disaster prevention in El Salvador is also a part of the Central American network of government agencies to protect against natural disasters in Central America ( Sistema de la Integración Centroamericana, in short: SICA ). The coordination center for the prevention of natural disasters in Central America ( CEPREDENAC ) is regulated by the Convention of 2005. Member States are El Salvador, Panama, Guatemala and Honduras since 2005, and Costa Rica in 2007 signed the agreement Coordinación para la Prevención de los Naturales en América Central Disasters ( CEPREDENAC ).

Director General Jorge Antonio Meléndez.

Emergency call

To report an emergency following key phone numbers have been established: 2281-0888 and 2201-2424 direct phone number of the Centro de Operaciones de Emergencia or about 911 and 913 free emergency number for the population.

A special place in the civil defense of El Salvador takes the Club de Radio Aficionados de El Salvador with its network of emergency communications in disaster areas in El Salvador. El Salvador is prone to natural disasters, especially earthquakes, and the CRAS is in cases in which conventional communication no longer works, the basis for the coordination of assistance.

With integrated into the civil defense organization is the Cruz Roja Salvadoreña.

Publications

The Dirección General de Protección Civil continuously published through press articles, radio, television or online services, the current situation in El Salvador such as:

  • Severe weather warnings across the country or even based only on regions Rain ( heavy rain with risk of flooding )
  • Coast event ( storm surges )
  • Storm warnings 24 - hour forecast
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