El Marqués Recognized Nationally for Professionalizing Its Civil Protection Service

El Marqués Civil Protection professionalization award, Digi Mart USA News (El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico): The municipality of El Marqués was recognized at the ANAC Awards 2026 for its project “Professionalization to prevent: how the specialization of public service transformed the Municipal Civil Protection of El Marqués.” Municipal Coordinator of Cabinet Claudia Martínez Guevara attended to receive the award on behalf of municipal president Rodrigo Monsalvo Castelán.

The recognition highlights actions taken to strengthen institutional capacity and move from a reactive model of response to one focused on prevention. The strategy is based on the premise that professionalizing public service is a fundamental investment in building more solid and efficient institutions.

El Marqués strengthened its Municipal Civil Protection Coordination by bringing in specialists in integrated risk management, prehospital care, technical rescue, communications, law, security sciences, medicine, design and certified training, among other disciplines. This integration of knowledge supported the development of prevention tools and public policies.

Among these were a comprehensive update of the Civil Protection Regulations, seasonal strategic programs, a Municipal Council, a Hazards and Risks Atlas, telemetry and alert systems, standardized procedures, technical inspections and specialized training programs. Communication efforts were also strengthened through a unified institutional identity, image standardization, information campaigns and outreach content.

Among these actions were a photographic exhibition, the publication of a book and the donation of more than 400 photographs to the historical heritage of the state of Querétaro. According to the municipality, these measures consolidated an institutional model that integrates planning, analysis, real-time information, prevention, training, communication and evaluation.

Through this recognition, the municipality reaffirmed the importance of institutions staffed by trained and specialized personnel, where technical knowledge translates into better public policies and services that contribute directly to the safety and well-being of families.