Military Emergencies Unit
Branch of the Spanish Armed Forces
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The Emergency Military Unit (Spanish: Unidad Militar de Emergencias, UME; IPA: [uniˈðað miliˈtaɾ ðe emeɾˈxenθjas]) is a branch of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for providing disaster relief throughout Spain mainly, and abroad if required. It is the newest branch of the Spanish Armed Forces.
| Emergency Military Unit | |
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| Unidad Militar de Emergencias | |
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| Founded | October 7, 2005 |
| Country |  Spain |
| Role | Emergency management |
| Size | 3,987 (2008) |
| Part of |  Spanish Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Torrejón Air Base |
| Motto | Perseverando para servir (Persevering to serve) |
| Colors | Yellow |
| March | "Himno UME" |
| Anniversaries | October 7 |
| Website | www.mde.es/ume |
| Commanders | |
| Commander in Chief |  King Felipe VI |
| Unit Commander |  Lt General Francisco Javier Marcos Izquierdo |
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| Bomber | Canadair CL-215 |
| Utility helicopter | Eurocopter EC135 |
| Transport | Eurocopter AS532 Cougar |
History
The decision to create the Military Emergencies Unit was agreed upon at a cabinet meeting of the Zapatero administration on October 7, 2005.[1] This was enacted in law by the Real Decreto 416/2006 (Royal Decree 416/2006) on April 11, 2006.[2]
Missions
- Intervention during emergencies that have their origin in natural hazards; among these are floods, spill-overs, earthquakes, land slides, large snow storms and other adverse weather conditions.
- Intervention fighting forest fires.
- Intervention during emergencies derived from technological hazards; among which are chemical, nuclear, radiological and biological hazards.
- Intervention during emergencies as a consequence of terrorist attacks or illicit or violent acts, including those acts against critical infrastructures, dangerous installations or with nuclear, biological, radiological or chemical agents.
- Intervention during situations of environmental contamination.
- Intervention during any other emergency deemed appropriate by the Prime Minister of Spain.
Chiefs
| Rank | Name | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant general | Fulgencio Coll Bucher | 21 January 2006[3] | 19 July 2008 |
| José Emilio Roldán Pascual | 25 July 2008[4] | 26 September 2012 | |
| Cesar Muro Benayas | 28 September 2012[5] | 15 May 2015 | |
| Miguel Alcañíz Comas | 23 May 2015[6] | 16 October 2019[7] | |
| Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide | 23 October 2019[8] | 16 August 2023 | |
| Francisco Javier Marcos Izquierdo | 16 August 2023[9] |
Organisation
The UME consists of Headquarters (Unidad de Cuartel General, UCG),
- five emergency intervention battalions (Batallon de Intervención en Emergencias, BIEM),
- a support regiment (Regimiento de Apoyo a Emergencias, RAEM),
- a communications battalion (Batallón de Transmisiones, BTUME) and
- an aviation group (Agrupación de Medios Aéreos, AGRUMEDA)
| Name | Headquarters | Areas Served |
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| BIEM I | Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base | Ávila, Segovia, Madrid, Cáceres, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Toledo |
| BIEM II | Morón Air Base | Badajoz, Huelva, Sevilla, Cádiz, Málaga, Córdoba, Jaén, Granada, Ceuta, Melilla, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, La Gomera, El Hierro, Lanzarote, La Palma, Tenerife |
| BIEM III | Bétera | Albacete, Murcia, Alicante, Valencia, Castellón, Balearic Islands |
| BIEM IV | Zaragoza Air Base | Biscay, Guipúzcoa, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Navarre, Zaragoza, Huesca, Teruel, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona |
| BIEM V | San Andrés del Rabanedo | Pontevedra, La Corunna, Lugo, Orense, Asturias, Cantabria, León, Zamora, Salamanca, Valladolid, Palencia, Burgos |
| Name | Headquarters |
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| UCG | Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base |
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Ranks
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- Enlisted
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| Suboficial mayor | Subteniente | Brigada | Sargento primero | Sargento | Cabo mayor | Cabo primero | Cabo | Soldado de primera | Soldado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gallery
Suzuki DRZ 400 S
Santana Aníbal
Military police vehicle
Communications vehicle Mérida
URO M3-24.14. based BFP 40-106 J-1884 firetruck
Mobile command center
Zodiac IV
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