The security forces have highlighted this Monday the coordination that they have maintained during these six days that lasts the fire unleashed last Tuesday in Tenerifeas well as citizen collaboration in evictions, which have made it possible to fulfill the main purpose of the emergency device, to ensure people’s lives.
This was highlighted in a press conference chaired by the Minister of the Presidency, Public Administrations, Justice and Security of the Government of the Canary Islands, Snow Lady Barretowho has indicated the difficulties that a fire as “voracious” as this has caused in tasks of coordination and eviction of people -up to 13,019-.
“During the days that remain, none of these bodies will be spared in continuing to maintain the device that is necessary to maintain the intensity and take all the steps that we have left to reach its extinction”, assured the counselor, who also thanked the disposition that has had “at all times” the Government of Spain at the time of offering the means that were needed in these tasks.
the general of the Civil Guard of Canary IslandsJuan Hernández Mosquera, has detailed all the work that the security forces have had to do, from ensure the affected areas to establish control and closure points, through the evacuation of citizens.
“At this point, I have to openly highlight the excellent collaboration of the Canarian people and the inhabitants of the affected municipalities, an exemplary and unanimous response,” said Hernández Mosquera.
The Armed Institute has maintained a “steady effort” through much of this 220-troop emergencywith heights of 270 at specific moments, also counting on reinforcements from the Command of the palms and other parts of the Peninsula.
A helicopter has also participated in these firefighting tasks to coordinate flights.
Both the general and the superior chief of the National Police in the Canary IslandsJesús María Gómez Martínez, have wanted emphasize that there have been no serious incidents by the public.
The National Police has arranged 75 human troops on average daily, including specialized units for this type of situation that have worked morning, afternoon and night.
In addition, he has reported that since this Sunday a drone from the body also participates in the night device, equipped with a thermal camera “which is very interesting to discern if there is any unexpected evolution of the fire.”
For his part, the deputy commissioner of the Canary Islands Police, Jesús González Gutiérrez, has indicated that his body has arranged on the ground an average of 45 troops each day in different shifts, which have carried out more than 900 interventions and 700 evacuationsalso of animals.
The chief officer of the Arafo Local Police, Víctor Borges Velázquez, also participated in the press conference, who stressed the “impeccable and unpolluted” collaboration that the different local security forces of the municipalities affected by the fire and the adjoining
