Overview
- Mexico City delivered 34 new vehicles along with drones and tactical equipment to the capital’s fire service after a 107 million peso outlay.
- The fleet additions include four 5,000‑liter water tankers, four specialized pump trucks for industrial and urban fires, 22 first‑response pickups, and four multipurpose trucks.
- Crews also received 68 self‑contained breathing sets, 30 portable pumps for floods, 40 chainsaws, forest‑fire gear, and drones with infrared cameras for monitoring fires and rescues.
- Officials report about 170 emergencies a day this year, with more than 20,000 calls that include over 2,000 fires and more than 4,000 gas‑leak incidents.
- Prevention steps include more than 8,000 home visits, free training for over 5,000 people, a planned rollout of 20,000 gas detectors and 8,000 emergency “life kits,” and a new registry of certified installers with UAM Azcapotzalco.