Valencia City Hall inaugurated situation room for emergency monitoring

Published at: 08/07/2025 05:39 PM

The Mayor's Office of Valencia inaugurated the new situation room of the Planning Unit for Disasters and Emergencies (PLACADE), located at the headquarters of the Valencia Fire Department in the North Industrial Zone of the Rafael Urdaneta parish of this municipality.

Regarding the Unit, Mayor Dina Castillo, pointed out that the space has a highly qualified team to deal in real time with any emergency situation that is generated by natural causes and environmental risks.

“This is a new step in strengthening risk management and protection in all the communities that make up the nine parishes of the Carabobeña capital,” he said.

He also stated that “our objective is to verify step by step, minute by minute, second by second how the weather is in our municipality with this technical room that has a team of men and women prepared and ready to assist the Valencian people in the face of any eventuality”.

Castillo explained that the room has been conceived as a nerve center for the analysis and processing of data and relevant information in real time, to anticipate risky situations, and strengthen the capacity to respond to any eventuality, from natural phenomena to situations that require coordinated and immediate action by public security forces, civil protection, firefighters and municipal police.

He commented that this center is based on permanent technical information from Inameh, including the monitoring of tropical waves, vulnerability analysis in high-risk areas and monitoring of rivers, streams, canals, and rain and river water conditions.

Castillo also noted that it allows the monitoring of mountainous areas, the socialization of information with the affected community, and the transmission of statistical records and emergency alerts through the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis System (EDAN) in relation to volcanoes, rivers and seismic activity.

“Constant monitoring of the main communities, especially those most at risk and vulnerability, is necessary to provide immediate answers, thanks to the collection of data, analysis and procedures, visualization, generation of periodic reports and inter-institutional coordination for rapid and efficient care,” he said.

Mazo News Team