Six provinces have active sources of fires

The daily report of the National Fire Management Service (SNMF), under the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of the Nation, reports that in the provinces of Jujuy, Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Córdoba and Río Negro there are active sources of fires forestry.

In the specific case of the province of Entre Ríos, they requested and managed to use for the management of fires both a helicopter for transporting personnel from the Ministry of Defense of the Nation, and a fire hydrant plane from the SNMF. Gualeguay and Gualeguaychú are the towns in this province affected by the incessant fire.

The active outbreaks affect six provinces.

In addition, the affected districts with active foci of fire They are Santa Barbara in Jujuy; Poman in Catamarca; Concepción, Esquina and Ituzaingó in Corriente; San Antonio de Río Negro and in the homonymous province and Cruz del Eje in Córdoba. In them, firefighters and brigade members carry out the difficult task of fighting the fire to prevent it from doing more damage as it spreads.

The daily report of the SNMF also keeps abreast of the outbreaks of fires that managed to be contained and controlled, with the difference between these terms used by the workers of the environmental security entity, that when it was contained, the fire is active, but its progress has been stopped, whereas when it is controlled, the line control of this catastrophe is established, anchored and secured.

In Entre Ríos, a hydrant plane was used.

contained and controlled

The advance of the fire was contained in Mercedes and Ituzaingó, Corriente province; in Tolhuin, Tierra del Fuego and Tandil, Buenos Aires district. On the other hand, the sources of controlled forest fires are found in San Luis, Loreto, Saladas and Santo Tomé in Corrientes; Federal in Entre Ríos; San Antonio in Rio Negro; and Utracán in La Pampa.

Forest fire in Argentina.

In case of being present in a forest fire, the SNMF suggests carrying out the following tasks: Immediately evacuate the fire area; try to cover the mouth and nose with a cloth, so as not to inhale the smoke; where possible, walk near shallow open water such as rivers, lakes or lagoons; do not return to burned areas because the fire may ignite unexpectedly and finally, abide by the instructions of the authorities.

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