{"id":1109,"date":"2012-08-16T15:54:28","date_gmt":"2012-08-16T14:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.webtenerife.co.uk\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2012-08-16T15:56:23","modified_gmt":"2012-08-16T14:56:23","slug":"tenerife-forest-fires-latest-august-official-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webtenerife.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/08\/tenerife-forest-fires-latest-august-official-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenerife Forest Fires latest August official update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cabildo reports three wildfires under control<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>16 hectares affected<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tenerife<\/strong> \u2013 16\/08\/2012<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tenerife Government reports today that the three wild fires have been brought under control<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The fires which broke out on Wednesday [15 August] on the island of Tenerife are now under control. The fire that started at 03.30 hours in the area of \u200b\u200bLomo Alto, near the Cruz del Casta\u00f1o in the municipality of Los Realejos, was brought under control at 19.55 hours and has affected 12 hectares. At 15.00 hours, another fire broke out at Las Monta\u00f1etas in La Esperanza, in the municipality of El Rosario. It was brought under control at 19.33 hours and has affected two hectares. The third wild fire broke out at 17.12 hours in La Orotava, on the Arco de Chimoche track above La Caldera, which has burned two hectares and was brought under control at 20.55 hours. The total area affected is 16 hectares.<br \/>\nThe fire in Los Realejos has affected Canary Pine forest. The fire fighting resources deployed to the area by the Tenerife Government\u2019s Environment Department consisted of :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 technicians,<\/li>\n<li>4 Prevex agents,<\/li>\n<li>5 brigades,<\/li>\n<li>4 pumpers,<\/li>\n<li>1mother pump,<\/li>\n<li>5 deterrents and 5 Wantac.<\/li>\n<li>From the Teide National Park: 1 coordinator, 1 officer, 2 brigades and 1 fire engine were deployed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The air assets were 4 helicopters and 3 seaplanes (which discharged their load in the area before heading for La Gomera).<br \/>\nThe fire in Las Monta\u00f1etas in La Esperanza has affected orchards, heather and brambles. The resources deployed were 1 technician, 2 Prevex agents, 2 brigades, 1 pumper, 1 wantac, 1 deterrent and 2 helicopters.<br \/>\nThe fire in La Orotava, on the Arco de Chimoche track, the fire affected non native pine forest. The resources deployed were 2 technicians, 2 Prevex agents, 4 brigades, 1 pumper, 1 wantac as well as a brigade and a fire engine from the National Park and two helicopters.<br \/>\nAlso noteworthy is the work carried out during the three fires by the Fire Brigades, the Civil Guard and the Local Police in the affected municipalities. Similarly, in the three hotspots firefighters have been working to cool down the area and extinguish the fire quickly.<br \/>\n<strong>The following roads have been opened to traffic: TF 21 from La Orotava to El Portillo and TF 24<\/strong>, which was blocked from kilometre 9 to kilometre 24.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of the Environment of the Cabildo of Tenerife has highlighted the work carried out every day by the teams who have been working from 03.30 hours in the morning to put out the fire.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A special mention goes to the 22 people returning from La Gomera today after spending three days working in the centre of the right flank of the forest fire raging in the Garajonay National Park on the island of\u00a0 La Gomera.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cabildo reports three wildfires under control \u00a0 16 hectares affected &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Tenerife \u2013 16\/08\/2012 &nbsp; Tenerife Government reports today that the three wild fires have been brought under control. &nbsp; The fires which broke out on Wednesday [15 August] on the island of Tenerife are now under control. 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