News
08 November 2012

Repsol’s Emergency Kits Project

Recent tragic natural disasters such as the Japan earthquake and tsunami of March 2011 have highlighted the benefit of LP Gas in emergency situations.

 

LP Gas has very distinct advantages compared to other fuels that are particularly pertinent in such times of crisis, notably in terms of storage, transportation.  LP Gas is a safe, ready and easily packaged energy.  It has been proven that LP Gas is the fuel that can really help in times of natural disasters by giving an effective and rapid response. In these times of crisis there is often a significant concentration of displaced homeless citizens who are necessarily moved to rapidly set up meeting points or camps where all too frequently access to lighting, cooking and heating is very limited.  In these situations, portable LP Gas systems are the perfect solution for emergency cooking, lighting and heating needs.  With this background, Repsol LPG Executive Direction, with the support of Repsol Foundation, has designed an Emergency Kit comprising appliances that are not only useful but potentially life-saving in these catastrophic type of situations. The Emergency Kit contains a stove and a basic kitchen set (casserole, skillet dish, two spoons, two forks and two cups) and a lamp.  The appliances are similar to camping sets, functioning with butane cartridges (190gr) and inside the kit are eight 190gr cartridges (over 1.5 kg in total).  All the devices are equipped with piezoelectric systems which means that no matches or lighters are needed. The project development saw the participation of several other LP Gas business areas, as well as certain Repsol Corporate Divisions and external companies, and of course significant participation from the Image and Advertising LPG Direction and the Repsol Foundation.   Emergency Military Unit (UME) Donation An significant quantity of the kits (over 1,000 units) were donated to the Emergency Military Unit  (UME).  The main mission of the UME is rapid intervention throughout Spain to ensure the safety, security and welfare of citizens during such natural disasters as floods, earthquakes, landslides, snowstorms and forest fires. The donation of these kits by Repsol will help the UME respond more efficiently to emergency and catastrophic situations and to help minimize the first effects of such disasters. The photograph shows from left to right: Javier Inclán - Social and Institutional Director of the Repsol Foundation, Eugenio José Correa – Colonel Head of the RAEM, Cesar Gallo -Vice-president of the Repsol Foundation, José Emilio Roldán - Air Marshal and the Emergency Military Unit Commander, Aurora Goméz – World LPG Repsol Image and Advertising Director, Rafael Alonso – World LPG Repsol E-Business and Corporative Social Manager
The official delivery ceremony of the Emergency Kits to UME took place in July 2012 at the Emergency Support Regiment (RAEM) on the Air Force base of Torrejón de Ardoz in Madrid.  The Vice-president of the Repsol Foundation, Mr Cesár Gallo, was welcomed by the Air Marshal and the Emergency Military Unit Commander, José Emilio Roldán. Mr Gallo was joined by Mr Javier Inclán, Director of the Foundation Repsol - Social and Institutional area, Ms Aurora Goméz, the Image and Advertising Director and Mr Rafael Alonso the E-Business and Corporative Social Manager from World Repsol LPG.      There are a further 2,000 emergency kits which will be stored at Pinto, an LPG Repsol Filling Plant and these Emergency kits will be available for other humanitarian organizations such as The Red Cross and the Spanish Agency for the International Cooperation and Development (AECID). For more information please contact: Armando Jorge Viçoso
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