Isla Mujeres, Q.R. — The island of Isla Mujeres hosted the State Vertical Rescue exam for BRIC personnel. The municipality currently has four certified people from the Cancun International Rescue Brigade (BRIC) able to perform emergency rescues.
Over the weekend, personnel from Isla Mujeres Civil Proteciton completed their exam, taught by rescuer Benjamín Heredia, Director of Operations. BRIC applicants tested their vertical repelling at the Punta Sur Sculpture Park for its difficult geography.
To pass the Brigada de Rescate Internacional Cancún (BRIC) exam, applicants must also have knowledge on jungle resuce, first aid, radio communications and a variety of rescue procedures.
“Isla Mujeres hosted the State Vertical Rescue Exam to obtain certification from the Cancun International Rescue Brigade (BRIC). It is worth noting that the Municipal Coordination of Civil Protection and Firefighters of Isla Mujeres has four BRIC-certified personnel and another is close to obtaining this distinction.
“It also has three paramedics. With this, the Municipal Government, headed by Mayor Atenea Gómez Ricalde, reaffirms its commitment to having trained personnel for any emergency.
“To belong to the BRIC, those interested must have knowledge of jungle rescue, first aid, radio communications, vertical rescue, high-mountain rescue, and collapsed structures.
“Due to its difficult geography for rescues, the Punta Sur Sculpture Park was chosen as the site for the Vertical Rescue exam of the course currently being taught to BRIC applicants, which is taught by rescuer Benjamín Heredia, Director of Operations,” Ayuntamiento de Isla Mujeres said.
