Military Emergencies Unit
{{short description|Branch of the Spanish Armed Forces}}
{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name= Emergency Military Unit
|native_name= {{lang|es|Unidad Militar de Emergencias}}
|image= Coat of Arms of the UME.svg
|image_size= 150
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|start_date= {{Start date and age|2005|10|7}}
|country= {{ESP}}
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|role= Emergency management
|size= 3,987 (2008)
|command_structure= 25px Spanish Armed Forces
|garrison= Torrejón Air Base
|garrison_label= Headquarters
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|motto= Perseverando para servir (Persevering to serve)
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|anniversaries= October 7
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|website= [http://www.mde.es/ume/ www.mde.es/ume]
|commander1= {{flagicon image|Estandarte Real de España.svg}} King Felipe VI
|commander1_label= Commander in Chief
|commander2=15px Lt General Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide
|commander2_label=Unit Commander
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|aircraft_bomber=Canadair CL-215
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The Emergency Military Unit ({{langx|es|Unidad Militar de Emergencias}}, UME; {{IPA|es|uniˈðað miliˈtaɾ ðe emeɾˈxenθjas|IPA}}) 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.
History
The decision to create the Military Emergencies Unit was agreed upon at a cabinet meeting of the Zapatero administration on October 7, 2005.{{Cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/aeboe/consultas/bases_datos/doc.php?coleccion=iberlex&id=2006/00843&txtlen=1000|title=RESOLUCIÓN de 19 de enero de 2006, de la Subsecretaría, por la que se da publicidad al Acuerdo de Consejo de Ministros por el que se crea la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME).|publisher=Boletín Oficial del Estado}} This was enacted in law by the Real Decreto 416/2006 (Royal Decree 416/2006) on April 11, 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.boe.es/aeboe/consultas/bases_datos/act.php?id=BOE-A-2006-7168|title=Real Decreto 416/2006, de 11 de abril, por el que se establece la organización y el despliegue de la Fuerza del Ejército de Tierra, de la Armada y del Ejército del Aire, así como de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias.|publisher=Boletín Oficial del Estado}}
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
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!Rank !Name !Start !End |
rowspan=5|Lieutenant general
|19 July 2008 |
José Emilio Roldán Pascual
|26 September 2012 |
Cesar Muro Benayas
|15 May 2015 |
Miguel Alcañíz Comas |
Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide
|Incumbent |
Organisation
The UME consists of Headquarters ({{lang|es|Unidad de Cuartel General}}, UCG),
- five emergency intervention battalions ({{Lang|es|Batallon de Intervención en Emergencias}}, BIEM),
- a support regiment ({{lang|es|Regimiento de Apoyo a Emergencias}}, RAEM),
- a communications battalion ({{lang|es|Batallón de Transmisiones}}, BTUME) and
- an aviation group ({{lang|es|Agrupación de Medios Aéreos}}, AGRUMEDA)
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! Name ! Headquarters ! Areas Served |
BIEM I
| Ávila, Segovia, Madrid, Cáceres, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Toledo |
BIEM II
| 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
| Biscay, Guipúzcoa, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Navarre, Zaragoza, Huesca, Teruel, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona |
BIEM V
| Pontevedra, La Corunna, Lugo, Orense, Asturias, Cantabria, León, Zamora, Salamanca, Valladolid, Palencia, Burgos |
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! Name ! Headquarters |
UCG
| rowspan="4"|Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base |
RAEM |
BTUME |
AGRUMEDA |
Ranks
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Gallery
File:Suzuki DRZ 400 S UME.JPG|Suzuki DRZ 400 S
File:BMW R 1200 GS UME.JPG|BMW R1200GS
File:Aníbal UME.JPG|Santana Aníbal
File:Aníbal PM.JPG|Military police vehicle
File:Aníbal Mérida.JPG|Communications vehicle Mérida
File:Camioneta militar.jpg|URO VAMTAC
File:URO M3-24.14 UME.JPG|URO M3-24.14. based BFP 40-106 J-1884 firetruck
File:Un puesto móvil de mando de la Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME) (15352038639).jpg|Mobile command center
File:Canadair CL-215 in Spanish service 4316.jpg|Canadair CL-215T
File:UME - Eurocopter EC-135T-2.jpg|Eurocopter EC135T-2
File:Lancha UME.jpg|Zodiac IV
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.mde.es/ume/ Official website]
{{FFAA España}}
Category:Military units and formations established in 2006