He forest fire originated on Saturday in the tenerife islandunder the Chivisaya viewpoint, in a border area between Candelaria and Arafo, has already been controlled. This was announced by the president of the Tenerife Cabildo, Rosa Dávila, through her social networks.
Once the fire has already been controlled, the Los Loros highway (TF-523) in Arafo has been reopened, thus allowing access for residents.
The fire has affected 30 hectares of scrubland, scrub and pasture in the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria.
Rosa Dávila thanked the work of all the people and entities that have participated in the work of extinction of the fireas well as the collaboration of the municipalities of Arafo, Candelaria and Güímar.
Dávila has asked the population to take extreme precautions in activities that could cause a fire.
intervention teams
In the work of extinction have intervened a hundred people during the two dayswith the support of two helicopters from the Cabildo and one from the Government of the Canary Islands.
The forest brigades of the Cabildo (Brifor), personnel from the Tenerife Fire Consortium, volunteer firefighters from Valle de Güímar have participated, and the local police forces of Arafo, Candelaria and Güímar have collaborated, as well as Civil Protection personnel from the three municipalities.
start of fire
The fire started below the area of the Mirador de Chivisaya and spread rapidly due to wind that affected the area.
The extinction work was concentrated at first in safeguard some homes near the firefor which several roads were cut and the preventive eviction of fifty people and two hundred head of cattle.
During the night of Saturday they worked to prevent the fire from spreading to an adjoining ravine on the right flank and at the head of the fire, as well as to preserve the houses.
In the early hours of Sunday, the two Cabildo helicopters carried out various drops on hot spots of the fire, while the Brifor ground personnel continued with the extinction work until the fire was controlled.
active measures
The Cabildo remembers that they are grade 2 measures activatedwith which prohibits making fire in recreational areas, camping areas and campsites, burning agricultural or forest residues and bonfires.
Work with machinery or tools is prohibited, as well as the use of elements that can generate sparks in agricultural or forest areas, such as brushcutters and welding equipment.
Forest harvesting, hunting activity throughout the island, the circulation of motor vehicles on the network of forest tracks for recreational purposes, or sporting events and pilgrimages on tracks and forest trails and off-road are not allowed.
