Start the deployment of lifesaving and rescue service on the beaches of Salou

Salou. Costa Dorada. The concessionaire of Accident Prevention, Rescue, Surveillance and Lifeguards on the beaches of Salou, Altesport, began yesterday the deployment of all service and lifesaving surveillance of beaches with an increased staff. Although since 15 April 2011 could be seen as lifeguards on the beach of Levante, from May 15, as shown by the contract, including ten in the morning and eight in the evening there will be uninterrupted two lifeguards in Long Beach, two priests Beach, 3 in the west beach, 4 more to East and a coordinator. This human capital must be added the incorporation of the ambulance service on a schedule even larger, from 8 am until 10 at night. It is a device that includes emergency evacuation and various equipment defibrillators for adults and children and the staff qualified and accredited training for its use. The mayor of Salou, Pere Granados, was this morning before the start of the service staff working with the service and encouraged to be careful with their work as well as working with the rigor required by the their job, being very aware of the large audience that bathes the shores of Salou. The Councillor for Public Health and Environment of the City of Salou, Montserrat Porter said "it is a very important job with a high level of responsibility but absolutely necessary to give good service and tranquility both the population and visitors. " The cost of the deployment of rescue and first aid for the town of Salou is 348,511 Euros. In total, the service includes 14 monitoring points, reinforced as it enters the bulk of the tourist season (from July 1 until September 30) increases when the number of lifeguards for the installation two water platforms; one East and one in West; further intensify the control on the beach, which always has a greater influx. In this sense, the ends of the Levante beach (in the area of ​​Port Street and Columbus) are two lifeguards spend more, thereby achieving a broad coverage of rescue and surveillance tasks. Until October 15 will be extremely safe beaches, coinciding with the bulk of the season. In total, the human contingent is 28 people. But the provision of both material and personnel on the beaches of Salou is complemented by two boats (which have aimed to serve four people) and different fixed modules support distributed as follows: one in the Levante Beach. There are also jet skis, motorcycles, etc. .. to move between bays as well as special items for the immobilization, such as stretchers, collars ... It is a very wide coverage to serve the coast from Salou.

Squid, star dish in 7 restaurants in Salou