The fire that affected the North of Tenerife and has been active for five days has affected the entire Canarian population and, especially, the evacuees and those who fight face to face next to the fire. Among the latter is the author of a text that just a few hours ago has gone viral on social networks, it is about firefighter fran’s letter, who writes to the supposed “arsonist of Tenerife”, whom he does not forgive for separating him from his family.
“Don’t think for a second that he was scared for me…maybe he was for my family. They do not deserve to suffer because I do 15 hours in a row in front of the flames“, can be read in the letter from firefighter Fran, a man who continues to fight against the fire that devastates the north of the Island.
The author of the open letter assures that he has lived five days of hard work in which he has had fire surrounding him and smoke covering his vision: “I have seen flames of more than 20 meters I have even saved innocent animals from your contempt. But you have not won… after 5 days you have not won”, she denounces.
Also, the fireman invites the alleged arsonist to “stay inside” next time and listen to “the roar of flames from 30 meters”. And, above all, it warns you: “Remember that even if you turn off your phone, there will always be ways to know that you were at certain coordinates. Now try to sleep with it, knowing that tomorrow they will come for you.
Finally, in the letter from firefighter Fran, it is stated that the arsonist would not have achieved what he was looking for, since what it has caused is that the society of Tenerife “unites even more”.
Firefighter Fran’s letter to the alleged arsonist in Tenerife
Letter to the possible arsonist #IFLosRealejos.
I hope it comes to you. I know that today many people find out about things that happen through social networks, so I hope this message reaches you and you keep it in mind the day you leave.
I’m one of those hundreds of people trying to fix what you did. I don’t hold a grudge against you, on the contrary, I feel sorry for your loneliness and your wickedness. Perhaps you never had enough courage to know how to face your fears and blame everyone for your ills. You think we are the ones who make your life hell.
I thank you. I thank you because every time someone like you does what he does he reminds me why my colleagues and I are here. Not for you… don’t think you’re so important, but to protect everyone’s.
It is no longer just nature, it is responsibility for others, it is honor, it is help, it is waiting for a partner even if you know that your life may be in danger. But still, you wait for him in the suffocating smoke. I think you will never be able to experience that feeling because only human beings have feelings and you are not even human.
When I was surrounded by smoke and fire I thought how insignificant your life could be to endanger ours. But there we were facing the flames.
Don’t think for a second that he was scared for me. Maybe yes for my family. They don’t deserve to suffer because I do 15 hours straight in front of the flames.
You think you have created a work and what you have created is simply more contempt for individuals like you, gobbling up news to see what you had done.
Do you think I care what you made us spend on extinguishing media? Do you think you have “revenged” society for resorting to one of the oldest elements of civilization?
So far it has been 5 days of very hard work. I’ve had fire surrounding me, I’ve had smoke blinding my vision. I have seen flames of more than 20 meters and I have even saved innocent animals from your contempt.
But you have not won. After 5 days you have not expired. We have won the good ones, the ones who burned our eyebrows and received hugs from unknown people. Those of us who read the word hero and it seems too big for us. There are harder professions.
What I do not forgive you for is that you have separated me for many hours from my children, from their smiles, from their kisses. Your poor life will never understand that.
I would like you to do me a favor. The day you want to do something similar, stay inside. Be brave and wait for the roar of flames from 15 or 30 meters. Try to take in air stale with toxic gases by ascending a slope that makes you feel your lungs burn at every step. And after 17 hours, he comes home and smiles. You will never have that.
You will always live in fear that the police have followed your mobile coverage and will locate you by repeater triangulation…. What, you’re not so sure anymore? Remember that even if you turn off your phone there will always be ways to know that you were at certain coordinates.
Now try to sleep with it, knowing that tomorrow they will come for you.
Good night dear arsonist. You have not defeated the people of Tenerife or the Canary Islands, you have united them more.
Fran, firefighter who fights against the Tenerife fire
