The favorable evolution of the meteorological conditions this Thursday, since there has been no wind and the temperatures have not changed, has allowed the fire extinguishing teams Tenerife fire, which began on August 15, advance the consolidation work in the Las Calderetas area. This Thursday, both the ground and air teams have focused on attacking the reactivations that have occurred continuously in the Ravelo area and, to a lesser extent, in Santa Úrsula, given that it is a sector with very dry fuel.
Early on, the operation concentrated its efforts on the hot spots in the Mamio area and continued working in the sectors where reactivations have been taking place since last October 9: El Sauzal, Santa Úrsula and La Orotava.
The extinguishing tasks of the device, made up of 86 ground troops from the BRIFOR of the Cabildo of Tenerife, BRIF La Palma, EIRIF of the Government of the Canary Islands, UME and Firefighters of the Consortium, as well as agents of the General Corps of the Canarian Police, have been supported by helicopters, which have carried out water discharges in the three sectors of the northern part of the island.
During the night a device made up of 52 members of the BRIFOR of the Cabildo, the UME and Firefighters of the Tenerife Consortium will work on the ground with the support of the security forces of the General Corps of the Canary Islands Police.
As for the evacuees, late on Wednesday the authorities allowed the 110 residents of Las Calderetas, Campo de Tiro and Carril del Polvo, who remained evacuated, to return to their homes.
The island of Tenerife, along with the rest of the West and Gran Canaria, is on maximum alert due to the risk of fire since temperatures are still above 34 degrees, with low humidity and, also, wind.
The fire that is ravaging the north of the island began in August in the Arafo mountains, located in the east, and spread across more than 14,000 hectares in twelve municipalities until it was considered controlled on September 11. However, last week, given the high temperatures that have been recorded for more than 10 days, there were up to three reactivations in a single night, all of them in the municipality of Santa Úrsula, and later, also in La Orotava and El Sauzal, where the active flames are now still active.
