The Canary Islands emergency operation deployed to Valencia under the coordination of the Government of the Canary Islands received a warm thank you on Sunday night from the Valencians who coordinate the food bank located next to the Canary Islands Advanced Command Post, and which our troops helped to set up as their first mission upon arrival in the Valencian community.
In addition to the numerous expressions of gratitude they have received these days from the citizens, from the applause when their performances end, or drawings that some children have given to the troops, hugs and multiple posters of gratitude that they put in the places where they are working, the professionals who are part of this team received a surprise visit yesterday Sunday afternoon from the heads of the emergency area of the Canary Islands Executive.
The Deputy Minister of Emergencies and Water, Marcos Lorenzo, who has closely followed all the activity of this operation in which more than 180 professionals have participated, stressed that "the work of this device has been an example for our fellow Canary Islanders and a fundamental support for all those who were having a bad time here in Valencia." "Together we are better and we can reach more," he concluded.
The General Director of Emergencies, Fernando Figuereo, valued "the personal and family sacrifice of all the members of the device from the first day and their ability to work as a single team".
Finally, Néstor Padrón, Deputy Director of Civil Protection and Emergencies, and the top technical manager of the Canary Islands deployment, reiterated that "we can feel satisfied with the work done and it is a pride to have been part of this team".
The Canary Islands contingent will be one of the last autonomous devices to leave Valencia once the tasks entrusted by the Valencian PMA have been completed. Today, Monday, the teams from Tenerife and Lanzarote will return, and tomorrow the troops from Gran Canaria and Fuerteventura will do so.
Until now, troops from the Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura fire brigades have participated in the contingent; Firefighters from La Oliva, Puerto del Rosario and Pájara; Emergency and Rescue Group (GES) and Forest Fire Intervention and Reinforcement Teams (EIRIF) of the Government of the Canary Islands; and the Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades (BRIFOR) of the Cabildo de Tenerife, with a health team formed by the Canary Islands Emergency Service SUC and the Canary Islands Health Service (SCS) in addition to technicians from the Communication Unit of the Emergency and Security Coordination Center (CECOES 112).