Cuba: Steering and Active Body Fire "turned back".
Cuba Fire, a “barracks on fire”. Disagreements between direction and management Active Body lead to the departure of many volunteers. Scales risk in Service.
Although "not be considered president" of the direction of Cuba Fire Volunteers (BVC), to be in management positions since September last year, John Portuguese, Also the Mayor, "Sent" that the corporation's employees came forward tomorrow, service.
At issue is the fact that many men have presented inactivity, by indirection of answers, in several chapters, particularly in remuneration and that put into question the lack of service range, to guarantee the relief to population.
Heard by Lidador News (LN), José Chicken, commander of BVC, He said that "were operating out. Remaining sixteen volunteers, half are employees ", adding that there are four drivers "among them the commander", concluded.
Late on Tuesday held a meeting between John and Joseph Portuguese Chicken, than anticipated by the president of the Board of the General Assembly (MAG), José Roque, He said that "the matter will be resolved by the direction", aiming to overcome a "dramatic and unbelievable situation", justified. After the meeting ended with an imposition of the president of the Direction management, that "demanded that employees from attending work on May 1".
The management, or lack thereof, Fire in Cuba, reached such severity that the second electoral act summoned to the last day 2 April, He did not show any list and has already led the President of MAG, to convene an extraordinary general meeting for next Friday to discuss the: "Current situation of the Active Body" and, seek answers to the: "Relief Commitment to the population" and "fire-fighting device".
José Roque told LN that the Active Body is against and direction "was blackmailing threatening to terminate the corporation" explaining that "saw news in North associations, where there riots and, They want to do the same in Cuba ", recognizing that "the reason attends to both parties", finished. The president of MAG, It went further by stating that one should not "make a tragedy of a situation that is to be solved with common sense", concluded.
Contacted by LN, the commander of Relief Operations District Command (CDOS), Lt. Col. Vítor Cabrita, It ensured that through the Integrated Protection and Relief Operations System (SIOPS), Cuba if the corporation can not answer "the aid shall be provided by fire departments from neighboring municipalities", finished.
In view of the decision taken at the meeting on Tuesday, on May 1, employees "guarantee" the distress throughout the day, the same should not be repeated during the night.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
Photo credit: Humanitarian Association of Firefighters Cuba Volunteers (Facebook page)
