Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos

What Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos does

Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante (CPBA) is a public provincial consortium responsible for fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue services across the province of Alicante, Spain. Operating under the Diputación de Alicante (provincial government), CPBA serves 34 municipalities through 13 fire stations organized into 8 operational zones (Área Norte: Marina Alta, Marina Baja, Montaña, Vinalopó; Área Sur: Bajo Vinalopó, Vega Baja, L'Alacantí, Vega Sur) with 24/7 response coverage via the 112 emergency system. The organization employs 274 staff and operates specialized units including the Grupo Especial de Rescate (GER) with a helicopter, canine unit, 12 firefighters, and 3 pilots for mountain and complex rescue operations.

CPBA's technology stack centers on operational emergency equipment rather than software products: Holmatro hydraulic rescue tools with CORE connection systems, peristaltic NRBQ pumps, color-coded first-aid kits, DESA defibrillators, and pelvic belts for rescue operations. Communications run on 44 SEPURA SC20 TETRA handheld terminals integrated with the regional COMDES (Comunicaciones Móviles Digitales de Emergencias y Seguridad) network. The 2022 fleet modernization added 11 Mitsubishi L-200 4x4 pickups (8 as UMJ mobile command units, 3 as UPC first-response vehicles for GER). Internal IT includes IMBox corporate messaging for encrypted communications, a centralized technical documentation web portal, and a managed corporate website with social channels (Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram) plus a research/information news blog.

The business model is government-funded rather than commercial: the entire operating budget is provided by the Diputación de Alicante, and services are delivered free of charge to citizens and municipalities as a statutory public safety function under Ley 7/2011 de los SPEIS de la Comunitat Valenciana. There is no commercial pricing model, no paying customer base, and no equity structure. Complementary activities include a training service (Formación y Capacitación Profesional), an internal research and quality service (Servicio de Investigación e Información), a school visits and community education program, and a wholly-owned subsidiary operating MUBOMA, the first firefighting museum in the Valencian Community, located in Alcoy. Revenue diversification signals are absent; CPBA functions as a regulated public monopoly with no M&A, funding round, or exit pathway.

Name

Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos

Legal name

Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Alicante

Website

https://consorciobomberosalicante.es

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

CPBA is a public provincial consortium under the Diputación de Alicante that provides statutory fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue services to the 34 municipalities of Alicante province through 13 fire stations and 8 operational zones. It is funded entirely by the provincial government budget and serves citizens free of charge.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Safety & Emergency Services

NAICS

Fire Protection (92216), Fire Protection (922160)

akta.pro primary industry

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Safety Administration (Fire/EMS, Emergency Management) (BPAIACAL), State/Provincial Public Safety & Emergency Management (Police, Fire, EMS Oversight) (BPAIABAG), Emergency Management & Disaster Response (EOC, Civil Defense) (BPAIAGAE), Search & Rescue (Urban/Water/Wilderness) Coordination (HLAJAGAJ), Wildfire Suppression & Incident Response (AFAMAEAE)

Keywords

• Fire prevention services
• Emergency rescue operations
• Public safety services
• Mountain rescue services
• Disaster response coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

San Vicente del Raspeig

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Public Funding from Provincial Council: The consortium is funded through the provincial government (Diputación de Alicante) budget as a public emergency service provider.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Public provincial fire consortium providing fire prevention, firefighting and rescue (salvamento) services across the province of Alicante through 13 fire stations organized in 8 operational zones. Services include specialized mountain/helicopter rescue (GER), urban rescue, technical documentation, training, and community safety education, all delivered free of charge to citizens and municipalities as a public safety function.

Product overview

The Consortium operates as a unified public emergency service combining fire prevention, firefighting, and rescue capabilities through a network of 13 fire stations organized in 8 operational zones (Área Norte: Marina Alta, Marina Baja, Montaña, Vinalopó; Área Sur: Bajo Vinalopó, Vega Baja, L'Alacantí, Vega Sur). The service integrates specialized components including the GER (Specialized Rescue Group with 12 firefighters, 3 pilots, 1 helicopter, and canine unit), dedicated training services, technical documentation systems, and digital communications infrastructure (COMDES TETRA network with SEPURA SC20 terminals). Equipment fleet includes 11 Mitsubishi L-200 pickup vehicles for mobile command and rescue operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Servicio de Prevención, Extinción de Incendios y Salvamento Provincial public safety service providing fire prevention, firefighting and rescue operations across the province of Alicante, delivered 24/7 through 13 fire stations in 8 operational zones (Área Norte: Marina Alta, Marina Baja, Montaña, Vinalopó; Área Sur: Bajo Vinalopó, Vega Baja, L'Alacantí, Vega Sur). Includes specialized units such as the Grupo Especial de Rescate (GER) with helicopter, canine team and 12 firefighters for mountain and complex rescues, and the Urban Rescue Module (UMJ).
• Formación y Capacitación Profesional (Professional Training Program) Comprehensive professional training program covering daily drills, operative training plans, and specialized courses for GER (mountain rescue), command staff, and communications, including external collaboration programs for instructors. Targeted at CPBA personnel and external emergency services collaborators.
• School Visits Program (Visitas Escolares) Educational offering where schools and educational institutions can book guided visits to CPBA fire stations, with safety talks and demonstrations for students. Reservations are managed through an online application process on the CPBA website.
• MUBOMA - Museo de Bomberos de Alcoi The first firefighting museum in the Valencian Community, located in Alcoy, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the historical heritage of firefighting in the region, with exhibits of historical equipment such as a post-WWII stirrup pump. Open to the general public as a cultural/educational resource.
• Hydrant Network Testing and Maintenance Service Municipal-facing service for testing and maintaining the hydrant network within member municipalities, ensuring water supply infrastructure is operational for firefighting use. Evidenced by work performed for Altea City Council.
• Joint Emergency Rescue Drills and Simulations Coordinated rescue simulations and emergency drills performed with external partners, including energy infrastructure operators (e.g., EDP Redes España transformer station rescue drill in Guardamar del Segura) and airport operators (AENA). Designed to validate procedures and cross-organizational coordination.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Valencia (CPBV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2025Joint action protocol for emergency response coordination between Alicante and Valencia provincial fire consortiums. After one year of pilot implementation, the protocol will enter full force on April 15, optimizing response in border areas between provinces, improving notification systems, and establishing coordination procedures under Ley 7/2011 de la Generalitat Valenciana.
• Universidad de AlicantecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with the University of Alicante's Structural Testing, Simulation and Modeling Group on masonry behavior at high temperatures. CPBA participated in fire tests using real materials, contributing to research on reinforced masonry behavior under fire conditions.
• EDP Redes EspañaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEnergy company collaboration for conducting rescue simulations at transformer stations. CPBA participated in a drill for rescuing workers at a transformer station in Guardamar del Segura.
• Automóvil Club de AlicanteminorOthersPartnership for participation in sporting events such as the 'Les Revoltes' hill climb in Ibi, where CPBA provided rescue coverage.
• MUBOMA (Museo de Bomberos de Alcoi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe first Firefighters Museum in the Valencian Community, dedicated to preserving and showcasing the history of firefighting profession. Located in Alcoy, the museum features historical equipment including a stirrup pump from the post-WWII era.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bombers de la Generalitat de Catalunya: Autonomous-community-level fire and rescue service. Comparable in scale of operations, specialized rescue units (including aerial and wilderness), and provincial-coverage mandate, though organized at a higher (regional) level.
• Consorcio Provincial de Bomberos de Valencia (CPBV): Direct structural and operational peer: another Spanish provincial fire consortium governed under the same Ley 7/2011 of the Generalitat Valenciana. CPBA has a formal joint-action protocol with CPBV for cross-border response coordination.
• Bombers de la Diputació de Barcelona: Provincial-level fire and rescue service under the Diputació de Barcelona with a comparable mandate, multi-station network, and public-consortium operating model to CPBA. Direct functional and structural equivalent at provincial level in Catalonia.
• Servicio de Extinción de Incendios y Salvamentos del Ayuntamiento de Madrid (SEIS): Municipal fire and rescue service of the City of Madrid. Performs fire prevention, suppression, and rescue operations with specialized units, analogous to CPBA's core mission, although operating at municipal rather than provincial level.
• Servicio de Emergencias del Principado de Asturias (SEPA): Integrated regional emergency service of Asturias combining fire and rescue with broader emergency coordination. Comparable to CPBA's integrated provincial emergency response model with multi-station coverage and specialized rescue units.
• Bomberos-Suhiltzaileak del Gobierno Vasco (Bomberos de Euskadi): Regional fire and rescue service of the Basque Country operating under the Basque Government's emergency administration. Comparable in public-sector mandate, specialized rescue capabilities, and station-network delivery model.
• Bombers de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona: Municipal fire service of Barcelona. Provides fire prevention, suppression, and rescue within the city, with specialized technical rescue capabilities analogous to CPBA's GER-style specialized units.
• Servicio de Salvamento y Extinción de Incendios de Zaragoza: Public municipal fire and rescue service in Zaragoza. Functionally comparable to CPBA in delivery of fire prevention, suppression, and rescue; differs in scale and that it is municipal rather than provincial.

Broad incumbents

• Cruz Roja Española: National humanitarian organization with significant emergency response, rescue, and disaster preparedness operations across Spain, including in the Valencian Community. Overlaps with CPBA in social-emergency response and disaster relief (e.g., 2022 Ukraine refugee mission), though broader in scope and federally organized.
• 1-1-2 Comunitat Valenciana: Regional 112 emergency coordination center for the Valencian Community, with which CPBA is integrated for dispatch and joint response. Broader scope than CPBA (covers all emergencies, not just fire), and provides the dispatch/coordination overlay for CPBA's service area.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/bomberosDipuALC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCJGTcj_wvzZKCnJFRnvl2GQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/bomberosalicantecpba
• Instagraminstagram.com/bomberosalicantecpba
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consorcio-provincial-de-bomberos

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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