He tenerife fire continues to stabilize while work is focused on La Matanza, Santa Úrsula, La Orotava and Güímarto consolidate the perimeter and quell any potential reactivation in the smoky hot spots.
Preventive evacuations continue in Santa Úrsula 20 peoplealthough the emergency management will evaluate tomorrow the possibility of them returning to their homes.
Likewise, the quality of the air continues to be controlled, which has had high values of particles in the upper area of the orotava during the night, although they dissipated with the arrival of day.
The Island Council has updated the situation of the Territorial Insular Emergency Plan (PEIN) and issued a series of resolutions for the population:
Measures for the municipalities affected by the fire
In the municipalities affected by the fire, grade 3 measures remain activated:
- Prohibition of making fire in recreational areas, and of traveling along tracks and forest trails.
- You will not be able to stay in the bush and make a fire outdoors (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves).
- Pyrotechnic displays and the use of machinery and tools that cause sparks are prohibited.
- It is not allowed to circulate with motor vehicles on forest tracks for recreational purposes.
- Hunting is prohibited, except in Güímar and Fasnia.
- The recreational areas and camping areas of 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).
Measures in the rest of the municipalities
The Cabildo de Tenerife has activated grade 1 measures in the municipalities not affected by the forest fire:
- It is forbidden to make fire in recreational areas (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves), pyrotechnic displays and work with machinery and tools that cause sparks.
- As of today, hunting, logging and the movement of motor vehicles on the network of forest trails for recreational purposes are allowed.
- 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 off-road.
Please exercise extreme precautions throughout the island territory with any activity that may generate fires (tobacco, use of generators, electrical and pyrotechnic material).
roads and buses
The access roads to the Teide National Park via La Esperanza (TF-24) and La Orotava (TF-21) remain closed, as well as the TF-523 (Climb to Los Loros).
The accesses to Teide by Vilaflor (TF-21) and Chío (TF-38) are open, but only up to the Cable Car.
The only Titsa line that remains 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.
Walking trails
The following trails in the Teide National Park are completely closed:
- Trail nº 1 La Fortaleza
- Trail No. 2 Black Sands
- Trail No. 8 The Edge
- 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
- Trail nº 37 Cerrillar-Carnicería
Trail No. 4 Siete Cañadas is partially closed: from the beginning at the El Portillo Visitor Center to its contact with Trail No. 30 Los Valles (Risco de La Papelera), while Trail No. 22 Lomo Hurtado is partially closed from the beginning in contact with the trail nº1 La Fortaleza until its contact with the trail nº33 Montaña Negra).
