The president of Tenerife Council, Rosa Dávila (CC)regretted this Monday that during the past weekend some people approached the mountains of the island to “snoop”, thereby putting their safety and that of the people carrying out the extinction work at risk, something that he has recalled is punishable. He has also emphasized the accesses to Teide that remain closed due to fire.
Rosa Dávila, who together with the vice president of the island corporation Lope Afonso (PP) has begun visits to the municipalities affected by the fire in Santa Úrsula, has indicated that any action that affects security “will be sanctioned” by the Guard. Civil, and he recalled that there is a perimeter in which work is being done and within which lives could be put in danger.
Dávila and Lope Afonso have met with the mayor of SantaÚrsula, Juan Acosta, who has pointed out that the most important thing is that during the fire there has been no damage to people or homes.
The mayor recalled that some 4,000 people were evicted due to the proximity of the fire, which affected approximately 1,000 hectares within the municipality, and especially beekeeping, which is why Juan Acosta said that we have to see how it plays out. can help those people who have lost their hives.
In a statement from the Cabildo of Tenerife it is explained that the island corporation has deployed an operation of 70 people to extinguish and monitor the fire on Monday, to which 15 people are added who carry out restoration work for the protection of the ground and coordination and logistics personnel.
Regarding air resources, the island corporation has deactivated the two central government helicopters and has two of its own helicopters, whose base is at the South Airport.
The Tenerife Cabildo points out that the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Response for Forest Fires of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands (Infoca) and the Territorial Insular Emergency Plan (Pein) remain activated and that it has issued grade 3 measures 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.
The access to Teide closed due to the fire
The grade 3 measures contemplate the prohibition of lighting fires in recreational areas and traveling on forest tracks and trails.
Staying in the mountains and making fires outdoors (bonfires, stoves, barbecues, gas stoves) are also prohibited; pyrotechnic displays and the use of machinery and tools that cause sparks.
In addition, motor vehicles cannot be used on forest trails for recreational purposes. Hunting activity is prohibited in these municipalities, except in Güímar and Fasnia, where it is allowed.
On roads, it indicates that the accesses to the Teide National Park through the TF-24 (La Esperanza) and TF-21 (La Orotava) continue to be closed to traffic to guarantee the safety of people and facilitate extinction work.
The TF-523 (Subida Los Loros) also remains closed, so that access to the Teide National Park can be done through Vilaflor (TF-21) and Chío (TF-38), and it has been decided to modify the cable car cut. , moving it to Portillo Alto, so that people can access the restaurants located in the area.
As for the trails of the Teide National Park, the following are closed in their entirety: 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 Recibo Quemado, trail No. 29 Degollada del Cedro, trail No. 34 Montaña Limón, trail No. 36 Alto de La Fortaleza and trail No. 37 Cerrillar-Carnicería .
Trail no. beginning in contact with trail nº1 La Fortaleza until its contact with trail nº33 Montaña Negra).
