On Monday 12 May, several municipalities in Bizkaia —Abanto, Muskiz, Zierbena and Ortuella— activated their sirens as part of a chemical emergency drill coordinated by the Basque Government. The exercise is part of the External Emergency Plan (PLASEQTA), which prepares the response to possible chemical incidents in industrial areas.
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Lafcarr: technology and continuity since 2007
Lafcarr has played a key role in developing the Basque Country's chemical emergency siren system for more than 15 years:
- In 2007, we added redundant remote control via the Basque Government's TETRA network.
- For years we carried out preventive and corrective maintenance of the sirens.
- In 2011, we migrated the control software to our own COMSIR system, which now manages all the sirens with dual redundant servers.
- We work with the current maintenance company to guarantee full operability.
- We also installed or directly supplied several sirens, for example in the Port of Bilbao (Santurtzi) area.
Smart warning systems that protect lives
The sirens activated during the drill are part of an integrated civil protection network designed to:
- 🔊 Issue powerful audible alerts and voice messages.
- 🌐 Be activated remotely from control centres.
- ⚙️ Integrate with platforms such as SOS Deiak and regional protocols.
- 🔁 Guarantee redundancy, security and automation.
The first activations took place last Friday as tests ahead of the official drill.
Innovation in the service of risk management
For Lafcarr, taking part in infrastructure like this is part of our commitment to technological resilience and public protection in industrial risk areas.
Our COMSIR platform is now a key component of the emergency infrastructure deployed in the Basque Country, ensuring secure, automated and scalable activation.
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