The regional government of Castilla-La Mancha completed the 24th basic course for volunteers of the Protección Civil on 25 October 2026. According to the authorities, trainees from ten Agrupaciones de Protección Civil were trained. The course run by the Escuela de Protección Ciudadana comprised 60 teaching hours, divided into five modules.
Teaching was delivered in person and included practical elements. Specialists from Polizei, fire brigade, the healthcare and communications technology took part. The curriculum covered the legal foundations of civil protection, basic operational skills, first aid including resuscitation, and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator. The programme also included rules of conduct for major emergencies and exercises in coordinating with professional emergency services.
The Escuela de Protección Ciudadana notes that entry requirements and recognition of the training are regulated uniformly across the autonomous community. To obtain a volunteer ID card, applicants generally need to have completed the course and provide evidence of practical service hours with an Agrupación. This structure is intended to ensure that volunteers can reliably carry out core civil protection duties.
In the field, those responsible emphasise the contribution of volunteers to evacuations, logistical support in emergencies, disaster response and prevention – for example, by securing public events or supporting information and warning measures. Systematic training aims to standardise cooperation between volunteers, the fire service, police and healthcare services, while also clarifying legal and liability issues for emergency personnel.
The Escuela de Protección Ciudadana regularly organises basic training in several provinces of Castilla-La Mancha to meet demand for qualified volunteers in sparsely populated areas and smaller municipalities. Training procedures are coordinated with municipal Agrupaciones de Protección Civil and the control rooms of the emergency number 112 to practise interfaces for alerting, situation communications and incident documentation. The key figures communicated today – participation by members of ten Agrupaciones de Protección Civil, five modules totalling 60 teaching hours, and involvement by police, the fire service, healthcare and communications specialists – come from the regional government’s statement. Completion of the 24th basic course marks the continuation of the multi-year training programme for Protección Civil in Castilla-La Mancha, coordinated by the Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha through the Escuela de Protección Ciudadana.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).