The forest fire of Tenerife remains stabilized and in the control phase of the ‘hot spots’ that are reactivated continuously within the perimeter of about 90 kilometers with almost 15,000 hectares burned which covers twelve municipalities from Fasnia to Los Realejos.
For now Some 20 people from the municipality of Santa Úrsula continue to be evicted on a preventive basis and to facilitate the work of extinction and the direction of the emergency will evaluate this Wednesday the possibility that they return to their homes.
He Council of Tenerifewho leads the operation after lower the fire to level 1has deployed an operation of 135 people on the land affected by the forest fire, to which must be joined the four helicopters –two from the Cabildo and two from the State–, together with the coordination and logistics personnel who continue working in the emergency.
The ground troops belong to the Forestry Brigades of the councils of Tenerife, The Palm, La Gomera and The ironthe Tenerife Fire Consortium and the companies Tragsa and Gesplan and the forecast is that On the afternoon of this Tuesday, two crews of volunteer firefighters will be incorporated.
The media are focusing their work on the area of La Matanza, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and Güímar and their main objective is to consolidate the perimeter and put out any possible reactivation of the fire.
Aguamansa Channel
During the early morning there was rupture of the Aguamansa Canalwhich supplies the municipalities from Los Realejos to Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
For this reason, the channel’s staff, accompanied by members of the Tenerife Fire Consortium and the supervision of the Insular Water Council, have worked since early in the morning to repair it and it is already operational, the corporation said in a note.
In addition, it continues monitoring air qualitywhich has had high particle values in the upper area of La Orotava during the night, although they dissipated with the arrival of day.
Forbidden to make fire
The Cabildo has also updated the situation of the Insular Territorial Emergency Plan (PEIN) and has established that in the municipalities of Güímar, Arafo, Fasnia, Candelaria, El Rosario, Tacoronte, El Sauzal, La Matanza de Acentejo, La Victoria de Acentejo, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and Los Realejos, measures of grade 3, which implies the prohibition of making fires in recreational areas and of traveling along tracks and forest paths.
It also keeps the prohibition to stay in the bush and make fire outdoors (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves); pyrotechnic displays and the use of machinery and tools that cause sparks.
In addition, it will not be possible to circulate with motor vehicles on forest tracks for recreational purposes.
it also remains hunting activity is prohibited in the municipalities affected by the fire, except in Güímar and Fasnia, where it will be allowed.
On the other hand, the following recreational areas and camping areas will remain closed: Chanajiga (Los Realejos), Hoya del Abade (La Victoria), La Caldera (La Orotava), La Laguneta Chica (Santa Úrsula), Las Calderetas (El Sauzal) , Las Raíces (El Rosario), Lomo La Jara (Tacoronte), Los Frailes (Arafo) and Ramón El Caminero (La Orotava).
The Cabildo has also activated grade 1 measures in the municipalities not affected by the forest fire. Thus, it is still prohibited to make a fire in recreational areas (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves), pyrotechnic displays and work with machinery and tools that cause sparks.
As of this Tuesday, hunting activity, forest exploitation and the movement of motor vehicles on the network of forest tracks for recreational purposes are allowed. In the same way, you can travel along the tracks and forest trails and use the recreational areas, camping areas and camps (without using stoves or gas), as well as sporting events and pilgrimages on tracks and forest trails and cross country.
In any case, the Cabildo urges the population to take extreme precautions throughout the island territory with any activity that can generate fires such as tobacco, use of generators or electrical and pyrotechnic material.
Access to Teide closed
The access roads to Teide National Park via La Esperanza (TF-24) and La Orotava (TF-21) remain closedas well as the TF-523 (Subida a Los Loros) while the accesses to Teide via Vilaflor (TF-21) and Chío (TF-38) are open, but only up to the Cable Car.
As for public transport, the only Titsa line that continues to be suspended is Line 348 Puerto de la Cruz-Orotava-Parque Nacional del Teide. For its part, Lines 345 and 346 Puerto de la Cruz-Orotava-Aguamansa will only reach the Velo, while Line 342 Costa Adeje-Cristianos-Vilaflor-Parque Nacional del Teide will only reach the Cable Car.
In the case of the Teide National Park the following trails are completely closed: Trail no. 1 La Fortaleza, Trail no. 2 Arenas Negras, Trail no. 8 El Filo, Trail no. 14 Alto de Guamaso, Trail no. 17 Igueque, Trail no. 20 Fasnia Volcano, Trail no. 21 Corral del Niño to La Yegua Blanca, Trail nº 25 Burned Receipt, Trail nº 29 Degollada del Cedro, Trail nº 34 Montaña Limón, Trail nº 36 Alto de La Fortaleza and Trail nº 37 Cerrillar-Carnicería.
For its part, the Siete Cañadas Trail no. partially closed from the beginning in contact with path nº1 La Fortaleza until its contact with path nº33 (Montaña Negra).
