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Emergency Military Unit
Unidad Militar de Emergencias
File:Coat of Arms of the UME.svg
Coat of arms of the unit
FoundedOctober 7, 2005; 20 years ago (2005-10-07)
CountryFile:Flag of Spain.svg Spain
RoleEmergency management
Size3,987 (2008)
Part ofFile:Emblem of the Spanish Armed Forces.svg Spanish Armed Forces
HeadquartersTorrejón Air Base
MottoPerseverando para servir (Persevering to serve)
ColorsYellow  
March"Himno UME"
AnniversariesOctober 7
Websitewww.mde.es/ume
Commanders
Commander in ChiefFile:Estandarte Real de España.svg King Felipe VI
Unit CommanderFile:Spain-Army-OF-8.svg Lt General Francisco Javier Marcos Izquierdo
Insignia
GuidonFile:Guidon of the UME.svg
Aircraft flown
BomberCanadair CL-215
Utility helicopterEurocopter EC135
TransportEurocopter AS532 Cougar

The Emergency Military Unit (Spanish: Unidad Militar de Emergencias, UME; IPA: [uniˈðað miliˈtaɾ ðe emeɾˈxenθjas]) 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

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The decision to create the Military Emergencies Unit was agreed upon at a cabinet meeting of the Zapatero administration on October 7, 2005.[1] This was enacted in law by the Real Decreto 416/2006 (Royal Decree 416/2006) on April 11, 2006.[2]

Missions

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  1. 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.
  2. Intervention fighting forest fires.
  3. Intervention during emergencies derived from technological hazards; among which are chemical, nuclear, radiological and biological hazards.
  4. 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.
  5. Intervention during situations of environmental contamination.
  6. Intervention during any other emergency deemed appropriate by the Prime Minister of Spain.

Chiefs

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Rank Name Start End
Lieutenant general Fulgencio Coll Bucher 21 January 2006[3] 19 July 2008
José Emilio Roldán Pascual 25 July 2008[4] 26 September 2012
Cesar Muro Benayas 28 September 2012[5] 15 May 2015
Miguel Alcañíz Comas 23 May 2015[6] 16 October 2019[7]
Luis Manuel Martínez Meijide 23 October 2019[8] 16 August 2023
Francisco Javier Marcos Izquierdo 16 August 2023[9]

Organisation

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The UME consists of Headquarters (Unidad de Cuartel General, UCG),

  • five emergency intervention battalions (Batallon de Intervención en Emergencias, BIEM),
  • a support regiment (Regimiento de Apoyo a Emergencias, RAEM),
  • a communications battalion (Batallón de Transmisiones, BTUME) and
  • an aviation group (Agrupación de Medios Aéreos, AGRUMEDA)
Name Headquarters Areas Served
BIEM I Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base Ávila, Segovia, Madrid, Cáceres, Guadalajara, Cuenca, Ciudad Real, Toledo
BIEM II Morón Air Base 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 Zaragoza Air Base Biscay, Guipúzcoa, Álava, La Rioja, Soria, Navarre, Zaragoza, Huesca, Teruel, Lleida, Tarragona, Barcelona, Girona
BIEM V San Andrés del Rabanedo Pontevedra, La Corunna, Lugo, Orense, Asturias, Cantabria, León, Zamora, Salamanca, Valladolid, Palencia, Burgos
Name Headquarters
UCG Torrejón de Ardoz Air Base
RAEM
BTUME
AGRUMEDA

Ranks

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Officers
NATO code OF-10 OF-9 OF-8 OF-7 OF-6 OF-5 OF-4 OF-3 OF-2 OF-1
File:Flag of Spain.svg Military Emergencies Unit
 General de División General de Brigada Coronel Teniente Coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez
General de división General de brigada Coronel Teniente coronel Comandante Capitán Teniente Alférez
Enlisted
NATO code OR-9 OR-8 OR-7 OR-6 OR-5 OR-4 OR-3 OR-2 OR-1
Spain Military Emergencies Unit
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Suboficial mayor Subteniente Brigada Sargento primero Sargento Cabo mayor Cabo primero Cabo Soldado de primera Soldado
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See also

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References

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