The Emergency Military Unit ( es, Unidad Militar de Emergencias, UME; ) 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

The decision to create the Military Emergencies Unit was agreed upon at a

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of the Zapatero administration on October 7, 2005. This was enacted in law by the ''Real Decreto 416/2006'' (Royal Decree 416/2006) on April 11, 2006.

Missions

# 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. # Intervention fighting forest fires. # Intervention during emergencies derived from technological hazards; among which are chemical, nuclear, radiological and biological hazards # 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. # Intervention during situations of environmental contamination. # Intervention during any other emergency deemed appropriate by the

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Chiefs

Organisation

The UME consists of Headquarters (, UCG), *five emergency intervention battalions (, BIEM), * a support regiment (, RAEM), * a communications battalion (, BTUME) and * an aviation group (, AGRUMEDA)

Ranks

;Officers ;Enlisted

Gallery

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References

External links

Official website
{{FFAA España Military of Spain Military units and formations established in 2006 Emergency management in Spain Military operations other than war