Questions+Cristobal,+Ines,+Luciana

GROUP REMINDER:
We need to chose ONE problem we want to solve about firefighters having a lack of reasources before the action part. **Luciana** has to contact Vito Monopoli. **Cristobal** has to type his reaserch. **Ines** is responsible for the Exhibition Folder (she has to bring it to school every day and take it to all mentor meetings). **Don't forget to correct your exhibition journals, the miss already checked them. DO NOT** edit other people's answers.


 * Central Idea:** Firefighters are an important part of society and they need equipment in working conditions to save lives.
 * Lines of Inquiry (an inquiry into):**
 * The reasons why firefighters in Lima lack equipment in working conditions
 * How firefighters work
 * Our responsibility in helping firefighters

Concept Questions:
· What is the problem with the fire department in Lima now? (we know it)
 * FORM**

· How is the fire department organized and how does it work? (interview)
 * FUNCTION**

· Why do firefighters lack economic resources and equipment in working conditions? (we know it)
 * CAUSATION**

· How has the situation changed from the past until now? How can it change in the future? (interview)
 * CHANGE**

· How must a fire station adapt to the needs of a growing city like Lima? (interview)
 * REFLECTION**

· How can we raise awareness in our community about the problem firefighters have? (book)
 * RESPONSIBILITY**

· Do firefighters in other countries have the same problems that our firefighters have? (internet) · How does the problem of lack of equipment affect our daily lives? (interview) · Why are firefighters not a priority for government funds? (interview) · What do firefighters think about their situation? What do their families think? (interview)
 * CONNECTION**
 * PERSPECTIVE**


 * Links about paginas amarillas donation:**
 * http://www.deperu.com/notasdeprensa/nota_prensa.php?ID=1895**
 * http://www.andina.com.pe/espanol/Noticia.aspx?id=z3cOCDknUIk=**
 * http://www.noticiastrujillo.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23301**
 * http://econews.pe/paginas-amarillas-entrego-s160-mil-al-cuerpo-general-de-bomberos/2010-07-27**


 * Please check the links. They are all extremely helpful... If you want, we can get the e-mail or phone number of Paginas Amarillas, we may as well interview them. This could be part of our action plan for the exhibition. We also need to find out WHY and HOW companies like this one donate.**

Páginas Amarillas -Yell Perú is doing a charity to raise money for the firefighters in Peru. They have donated S/. 160,000 already. The charity consists in donating your old telephone guides. They will sell it to a paper recycling company, and the money they raise doing that is the money they donate. Firefighters are asking for more money from this campaign, but not because it’s not enough, they still are thanking them for their help. The General Manager of Paginas Amarrillas -Yell Peru Is Pablo Villavona.

Cristobal:
 * What are the causes of the problem (i****s there a root cause)?**
 * What equipment do firefighters need?**
 * How does a fire station work?**

Ines: Firefighters in Peru have been suffering a lack of resources for decades. This is due to the fact than more than half of their annual money goes to mechanical repairs and fuel for their vehicles, of which 75% do not work as well as they should. The fleet’s mechanical problems consume a full 75% of their annual S/. 53 million. In gas alone, the firemen spend S/. 25 million every year to supply the vehicles that are still working, and another S/. 14 million for repairs for the rest of the trucks. This means that there is not enough money to purchase firefighting suits and other important pieces of personal equipment for the fire fighters. The Magdalena 36 company—which currently has five vehicles, three of which don’t work— it is also one of the country’s best equipped, regarding that the others are not only missing trucks in decent condition, but also uniforms, personal protection equipment and some even a firehouse. This problem affects us because if there are two emergencies at the same time, fire fighters would only be able to get to one. Also, 75% of their trucks do not function as well as they should. There are fire trucks that get only eight kilometers of fuel at a time, and others that can barely reach 30 kph. This is because their trucks are have an average of 30 years old. Plus, only 6% of the calls they receive are real, the rest are pranks. So even if they get to the emergency, they have bad equipment to stop the fire. This is affecting people who have fires, and it is also increasing insecurity in Lima. It is also making our government look bad, because it seems they don't appreciate the risky job the firefighters are doing to save innocent people's lives. If it isn't bad enough, this has been happening for decades already, and it also affecting the fire fighters, but Luciana is responsible of answering that. Gear: Gloves: Boots: Helmet: Extinguisher: Fire truck: Firefighters get money to live with from their second job. They get money for the trucks and hoses from Peru's finance ministry by Law, even though their job is voluntary. They get paid a total of S/. 53 million annually. 75% of that money is used for mechanical repairs of the trucks. There are also companies that donate to the firefighters already. They get money from them too. But still, this money is not enough to cover all of their needs. · Sources:
 * Background Information: **
 * My Questions: **
 * How does it affect us? (causation/perspective):**
 * What's the price of the equipment of firefighters (in soles)?**
 * Who pays the firefighters?**

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·   [|Emergencias medicas.pdf]

· [|Mujeres en los bomberos.pdf]

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Luciana: Today the problem is getting very serious, and the firefighters are not able to attend all the fires since there is lack of resources. The fire fighters in Peru are suffering badly from lack of resources, and 75% of the trucks don't function as they should. Also, the trucks can only run 30 kilometers per hour, and that makes it harder to attend fires and emergencies. 5/8 fire trucks are in mechanical repairs. The worse thing of all is that ONLY 6% of the calls are real, so if someone calls for a real emergency, they may not attend and go to the prank emergency (they can only attend 1 situation at the time). Also they suffer injuries and burns because not having the right safety equipment and the money isn't enough to cover it all, including other personal pieces. They don't get money for themselves, but the money they are given is from Peru's Finance Ministry and the money is ONLY used to buy the equipment but it isn't enough anyways. People volunteer to be a fire fighter because There is about a fire station per district, depending on where you are, you can find the number of the firefighters in your district. The phone number of the center of fire fighters is 222-0222 to call if you have an emergency. It is very hard for them to work without enough equipment because they can not work safely in fires, and they can sometimes not get fast enough to the place in fire because the trucks are slow. Most of the fire trucks are not working so it's extremely hard to save lives when you can't get there fast enough. If there was 2 fires, they would only be able to attend one, and that also makes them feel bad, maybe even letting people die because they don't have the right equipment. They can also get injured during a fire for not having the safety equipment. It also affects them because some of them don't have the right safety equipment and they can get seriously injured.
 * What is happening today?(Form)**
 * What is the problem? (Form)**
 * How do people do it? (Perspective)**
 * Where are the fire stations in Lima?**
 * How does it affect the firefighters not having enough equipment?**


 * If you know the answer to any of your questions, post it under your question. If you didn't find out the answer to one of your questions, type it.**

Interview questions (Spanish):


 * Martin Galvez:**

¿ Cual es la historia del cuerpo de bomberos voluntarios en el Perú? Como funciona ahora? Como funcionaba antes? ¿ Cual es el processo de la distribucion del dinero que reciben? ¿ Que equipo necesitan? ¿ Cual es el equipo basico? ¿Cuanto cuesta? ¿ Necesitan diferente tipo de equipo para cada distrito? ¿ Porque? ¿Cuantas horas tiene un turno? ¿Cual es tu funcion en la compañia? ¿Cuanto cuestan sus uniformes, cam iones de bombero, etc? ¿Por que deciden ser bomberos voluntarios? ¿Por qué no pagan los bomberos ? ¿Cómo sobreviven ? ¿Por qué no tienen la atención del gobierno ?

** ¿ Que entrenamiento necesitan para poder ser bomberos? **  ¿ ﻿Que caracteristicas tienen que tener todos los bomberos? (Don't ask them this if they already answered in the one above) ¿Como eligen al jefe de los bomberos? ¿Que materiales les hace falta? ¿Que han hecho para recaudar fondos? ¿Quien los ayuda? ¿Como funcionan los turnos y como se oranizan para trabajar? ¿Que apollo emocional tienen?
 * Vito Monopoli (LUCIANA CONTACT HIM)**