The Cabildo has inaugurated the temporary firefighters’ park in Isora. Situated in Isora Tejina, the facility boasts four firefighters and a fleet of three vehicles: a heavy urban pump (BUP), a special rescue unit (URE), and a personnel and cargo unit (UPC). Furthermore, it is equipped with essential resources for rescue operations, traffic incidents, and fire control, alongside necessary amenities for everyday activities, including a technical area for equipment management, a radiocommunications area, a gym, and a parking space.
The location housing the Provisional Firefighters Park of Isora spans 400 square metres, featuring a bright and spacious layout designed to accommodate the four personnel, safely store vehicles in an external area of 100 square metres that is secured from public access, and offers wide and direct access to the TF-82, just two kilometres from the TF-1 junction with Erques Vera and the TF-46. Renovation works on the property included demolition, masonry, woodwork, sanitation and plumbing tasks, as well as electrical, sound amplification, and telecommunications installations.
Rosa Dávila proclaims that “it is the initial step towards establishing a complete fire station” in the southwest
During a visit yesterday, the Cabildo president, Rosa Dávila, noted that this checkpoint “marks the first step in establishing a complete fire station” and that its activation “significantly shortens the response time” by nearly half. She highlighted the achievement of “Enhancing safety and emergency services.”
With a catchment area covering 225,000 residents, Isora Mayor Ana Dorta conveyed her approval, stating that it is “An essential resource for bolstering safety in collaboration with the Local Police and Volunteer Firefighters of Isora.”
The checkpoint is positioned approximately two kilometres from the highway interchange with Vera de Erques and the coastal road
Blanca Pérez, the insular security councillor, remarked that this checkpoint represents “A quantitative and qualitative advancement in emergency care. Previously, between Santiago del Teide and Arico, we only had the park in San Miguel de Abona and the volunteer firefighters.”
Iván Martín, the insular director of security and emergencies, emphasised the strategic positioning of this centre, which signifies “a qualitative leap for the region” concerning incident management and “complements the volunteers.”
Two Vehicles
In this context, the Fire Prevention and Extinction Consortium and the rescue service of Tenerife introduced two vehicles yesterday, which will become part of the daily operations of the firefighters’ team: a heavy urban pump (BUP) and a truck that has been converted into a multifunctional carrier. The investment for this mobile park amounted to 632,700 euros.
The BUP will provide increased versatility during interventions, equipped to handle fire suppression in both residential and industrial settings, as well as outdoor incidents, particularly those involving trapped individuals; it will also facilitate dewatering operations and flood clean-up tasks. The truck contains a total of 226 items designed to cater to various emergencies. Notably, its auxiliary tools, such as shears, spreaders, chainsaws, and petrol saws, are electric-powered.
Moreover, an older BUP truck assigned to secondary duties has been converted into a multifunctional apparatus. The Consortium has also procured a container with autonomous scanning capabilities (UAM), which serves three purposes: special emergency response, including interventions in heritage buildings, landslides, and vehicle or heavy structure stabilisation; standard emergencies involving personal protective equipment (PPE).
