The work of the forest fire extinguishing operation in Tenerife continues to be very hard along the 90-kilometer perimeter and there have been reactivations that have forced the evacuation of seven homes, as reported by the Infoca management this Sunday.
However, the Directorate of the Canary Islands Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to Forest Fires (Infoca) has specified that these works are progressing favorably and insists on the consolidation of the most conflictive points.
The Tenerife forest fire has been in the stabilization phase since August 24, which means that it is evolving within the established control lines, according to forecasts, and that extinction efforts are directed towards its control. This has allowed the teams of the Military Emergency Unit (UME) to withdraw and return to their bases.
However, last night there have been some reactivations in La Esperanza, in the municipality of El Rosario, and in the area of the La Atalaya viewpoint, in Santa Úrsula.
For this reason, a preventive evacuation of a house in Las Rosas, in El Rosario, and six houses in the upper part of Vera del Barranco street in Santa Úrsula was carried out, since the only way out for the residents was in direction to the fire area.
The device planned for today is made up of 94 ground troops from the forestry brigades of the Cabildo de Tenerife and the EIRIF and teams from urban firefighters and 8 aerial means that concentrate their operations between Santa Úrsula and La Matanza.
Since the start of the fire until yesterday, air resources have made 7,277 discharges in different areas using a total of 13,103,700 liters of water.
The air quality today is unfavorable at the Chasna mobile station, in high altitudes of La Orotava, so the population is recommended to continue maintaining self-protection measures such as the use of FPP2 mask and avoid staying outside.
The accesses to the El Teide National Park via the TF-24 (La Esperanza), TF-21 (La Orotava) and the TF-523 (Subida a Los Loros) remain closed, as well as all accesses to the forest crown, as well as trails to prevent the population from taking risks. Access to the emergency area, which exceeds 14,000 hectares, is also prohibited.
In this regard, the Technical Directorate of Infoca recalls the need to maintain prudence and insists that in the municipalities affected by the fire it is not possible to access the mountain or carry out any type of activity in it, since an intervention operation continues to be very important in the area and it is necessary to keep the roads clear so that they can act quickly if necessary.
