Spain is donating US$19 million to adequately equip the Santo Domingo Fire Department. The equipment is a donation secured during one of the trips of President Fernández to Spain. The Fire Department has already received seven fire engines, four ambulances and four jeeps, worth US$2,316,000. The new fire engines are estimated to be 25% more economical to operate than the department’s present obsolete equipment. Chief of the Firemen, Luis Cos Garrido said that once all equipment shipments arrive, the Santo Domingo corps will be one of the best equipped in the Caribbean. Fire fighting equipment at present being used in Santo Domingo will be distributed among fire stations located in the interior of the country.
