He underground firethis new concept that is causing maximum attention on the land burned last August, those 14,000 hectares of affected soil and that remain alert for reproductions.
The extinguishing media work overtime to prevent the high temperatures where the soil is located produce small flames and, through paving, new reproductions are born like those experienced in El Sauzal, La Orotava and Santa Úrsula.
He Special Protection Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Response by Fires Foresters of the Autonomous Community of Canary Islands (Infoca) has agreed this Friday that, in view of the situation of the fire in Tenerife declared on August 15, continuous containment of the subsoil fire is required, since the fire can evolve into new reproductions in the interface zone.
This circumstance, together with the permanence of high temperatures and dry air, makes it necessary to maintain fire severity level 2so the emergency remains under the direction of the Government of the Canary Islands.
This Friday, the operation will focus its efforts on containing the subsoil fire and the reactivations, which are continuous in the forested area of Santa Úrsula.
The work will also focus on the Ravelo sector, where hot spots remain and the aim is to consolidate the defense lines, and in the area between Las Hayas, in Tacoronte, and Las Calderetas, in El Sauzalwhere reproductions are also recorded.
On this Friday, 104 firefighting personnel will intervene, including forestry brigades from the Cabildo (Brifor), Intervention and Reinforcement Teams (Eirif) from the Government of the Canary Islands, Firefighters from the Tenerife Consortium, Brif from the Ministry and the UME, together with personnel from Corps and Security Forces, coordination personnel from CECOPIN, CECOES and the General Directorate of Emergencies, as well as the Red Cross.
Their work will be supported from the air by six helicopters that will discharge water where necessary.
The Government of the Canary Islands recalls that the maximum alert situation declared by the General Directorate of Emergencies due to the risk of forest fire in the western islands and Gran Canaria continues to be in force, as well as the pre-alert situations due to haze and high temperatures throughout the archipelago.
