Quintana appreciates the effort and public commitment of the voluntary radio amateurs of the REMER network

• The government delegate in Extremadura claims the altruistic role played by radio amateurs who collaborate with Civil Protection in emergency management • A total of 78 volunteers are part of the network in the region, some with more than 35 years of uninterrupted collaboration

The government delegate in Extremadura, José Luis Quintana, thanked the volunteer radio amateurs who make up the REMER network in Extremadura for their commitment. During the presentation of recognitions to the members of this service, which took place this morning in the Government Delegation in Extremadura, Quintana stressed the “generous and altruistic vocation of public service” of this group.

The National Emergency Radio Network (REMER) is a space composed of volunteer radio amateurs who collaborate in emergency situations with the General Directorate of Civil Protection and Emergencies of the Ministry of the Interior. Its main function is to provide an alternative and complementary communication system to official networks, allowing the collection and transmission of relevant information in situations such as disasters or emergencies where other means of communication may fail, such as earthquakes, floods or forest fires.

Currently, 78 people are actively part of the REMER network in Extremadura: 61 in the province of Badajoz and 17 in the province of Cáceres. Some of these volunteers from Extremadura have more than 35 years of uninterrupted stay at REMER and others have been collaborating for 25, 15, 10 or 4 years. All of them have been honored today in the Government Delegation in Extremadura in an event in which both the Government delegate and the provincial subdelegates of Badajoz and Cáceres, Maribel Cortés and José Antonio García, respectively, participated.

Quintana highlights the value of the public

During her speech, Quintana has praised the role of volunteer radio amateurs who give their knowledge, time and involvement to all citizens. “Your contribution is fundamental and indispensable for the functioning of Civil Protection in the event of emergencies,” he said.

According to the government delegate in Extremadura, the work of the collaborators of the REMER network complements and humanises public services. “In the face of discourses that weaken the collective, claiming the public and volunteering is an act of resistance. Each contribution adds up,” said Quintana.