 The starting point and deployment of the original structure was created by Simón Viñals Pérez in 1989 (former Madrid Health Counselor from 1989 to 2003), under the presidency of Agustín Rodríguez Sahagún.The first director of SAMUR and a key figure in the development was José Luis Gilarranz.New uniforms were designed and better selection and learning methods introduced.