More than 200 troops are part of the extinguishing device for the fire declared this morning in the area of The Campechesin the municipalities of Los Realejos and San Juan de la Rambla, in Tenerife, which at five in the afternoon was estimated to affect more than 110 hectares of scrubland and pine forests, with a perimeter of more than 5 kilometers.
The Minister of Public Administrations, Justice and Security and Government spokesman, Julio Pérez, pointed out that despite not having a great magnitude, there are elements that require maximum attention and extreme precautions. “With the high temperatures, low relative humidity and the wind, it is not expected that the fire will stabilize in the next few hours, so the troops will continue working all night.”
The head of the Civil Protection service, Monserrat Román, pointed out that the fire is advancing along its main front in a westerly direction, but a change in the direction of the wind during the night that could push the fire towards the right flank is not ruled out, so that this area will be reinforced to contain a possible spread.
The counselor reported that there are no homes affected, but that preventively the villages near the TF-344 road have been evicted, specifically 13 homes and some 31 people, who have moved to the homes of relatives. In addition, the closest recreational and camping areas have been evacuated and the Cabildo de Tenerife will limit activities in the mountain area from Santa Úrsula to Icod de Los Vinos.
During the afternoon, a total of ten aerial resources are operating: two from the Cabildo, three from the Government of the Canary Islands and four aerial resources from the Ministry (MITECO), in addition to the Civil Guard helicopter acting as aerial coordinator with the General Directorate of the Government of Canary Islands.
In the tasks of extinction by land, firefighting troops from the Cabildo de Tenerife participate; Firefighters Consortium; EIRIF teams from the Government of the Canary Islands based in La Gomera; the BRIF brigades of the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge (MITECO); Military Emergency Unit (UME); security agents of the Local Police, State Security Forces and Corps (Civil Guard and National Police) and General Corps of the Canarian Police; as well as means of Civil Protection, the Canary Islands Emergency Service and the Spanish Red Cross.
The forest fire that started today at 10:19 a.m. in the Los Campeches area, in the municipality of Los Realejos, in Tenerife, has moved to Level 2 at 2:00 p.m. at the request of the Cabildo de Tenerife, assuming the management of the emergency the Government of the Canary Islands, in application of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Response to Forest Fires in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (INFOCA).
