Civil Guard
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| Founders | Francisco Javier Giron, 2nd Duke of Ahumada |
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| Founded | Spain |
| Headquarters location | Madrid, Spain |
| Motto | El honor es mi divisa; (Honour is my badge) |
| Patron | Our Lady of the Pillar |
| Jurisdiction | Spain |
| Guatemala | |
| Employe | 85,426 total and 77,223 active |
| Headquart | Calle de Guzman el Bueno |
| Madrid | |
| Spain | |
| Agenc execut | Maria Gamez Gamez |
| Elect offic respons | Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Minister of the Interior |
| General natur | Gendarmerie |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2462372 |
About Civil Guard
The Civil Guard is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain and is one of two national police forces. As a national gendarmerie force, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the authority of both the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Defence.
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... Spain s Civil Guard said the boy s mother and sister had been found, but rescue services were still looking for his father...
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... " Of the eight [suspects], some knew each other, they weren t all strangers, " said a spokesman for the Civil Guard...
La Palma: Thousands evacuated as Canary Island wildfire burns
... " The Civil Guard comes here and wants to force you to leave your home, " he said...
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... An investigation, which is being led by the Civil Guard...
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... They include 44 homes, a hotel, a church, a school, a municipal swimming pool and even a barracks building that used to house the Civil Guard...
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... He was arrested by Civil Guard officers on Saturday and later released on bail...
Costa del Sol: Man and two children who drowned at resort named
... Because the pool is a very small one, lifeguards were not necessary so there were none present, a spokesman for the Spanish Civil Guard told the BBC...
La Palma: Thousands evacuated as Canary Island wildfire burns
By Christy CooneyBBC News
Thousands of residents of La Palma in the Canary Islands have been urged to leave their homes as emergency workers try to bring a wildfire Under Control .
The Blaze began early on Saturday and has already consumed 4,500 hectares (11,100 acres) of land and at least a dozen homes.
Around 400 troops from various agencies are on the ground tackling The Blaze .
Officials said some 4,255 people had been evacuated but that others were declining to leave.
Fernando Clavijo , president of the Canary Islands regional government, said there was " resistance to abandoning the houses" but that the priority had to be Saving Lives .
" People come first, then the houses, And Then [extinguishing The Fire ], " He Said .
The Blaze began in the area of El Pinar in the north-western municipality of Puntagorda, before spreading south towards The Town of Tijarafe.
Mr Clavijo attributed its quick spread to " The Wind , the climate conditions as well as the heatwave that We Are living through".
Late on Saturday, He Said its progress had slowed but that it remained out of control.
A seaplane was used to tackle The Fire before nightfall. A second will join the operation on Sunday, local media have reported.
The Spanish Army has deployed 150 of its firefighters and a further unit is expected to follow. The Red Cross has also Set Up a facility to assist evacuees.
Writing on, Spanish president Pedro Sánchez said he had spoken to Mr Clavijo to convey his " solidarity with The People affected" by The Fire and put " all the necessary means" at the disposal of La Palma 's authorities.
Speaking to The Bbc World Service, resident Leon Barreto expressed a reluctance to evacuate.
" The Civil Guard comes here and wants to force you to leave your home, " He Said .
" They want to force you to lose everything you have worked for all your life, and to leave and let it burn because it's protocol. But then they don`t have the protocol to act The Way they should act. "
The Fire comes that has brought soaring temperatures to much of Southern Europe and which is expected to continue into The Coming week.
Periods of intense heat occur within natural weather patterns, but globally they are becoming more frequent, more intense and are lasting longer due to Global Warming .
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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