The Service for the Prevention and Fight against Forest Fires (Splif) of El Bolsón indicated that the current weather conditions are “propitious to fight the flames, both by land and by air,” they reported on Tuesday.
According to a statement published by the Río Negro government, the conditions of little wind and temperatures that do not exceed 22 degrees would be favorable for fighting the fire in which SPLIF brigade members, the fire department, Civil Protection personnel and the Police continue to work.
In the 9:00 p.m. report of Splif, it was reported that the fire in Cascada Escondida is active.
52 Splif combatants from El Bolsón, Bariloche and Conesa worked at the site, in addition to 45 from the National Fire Management Service, which also provided two fire hydrant planes and a helicopter, among other tools and forces.
“The affected area is approximately 220 hectares of native vegetation, mainly cypresses. The perimeter is around 8 km with significant unevenness. Work was done to strengthen the sectors that are close to the houses with a control line. The aerial means were able to operate and coordinated combat work continued with both institutions and residents,” the report specified.
While, the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development filed a complaint before the Attorney General of the Nation to investigate the man who was arrested last Sunday, who would be the alleged author of the flames that caused the fire near El Bolsón.
As expressed in a statement, the portfolio that Juan Cabandié leads made a judicial presentation since it is a “crime of public action to set fire in forest areas”, the law says the “State may assume the character of party or complainant in all cases in which public order or public interest is compromised”.
Last Sunday the alleged perpetrator was arrested of the flames that originated the igneous focus in a campsite located in Cascada Escondida, ten kilometers northwest of El Bolsón, which was made available to the Federal Justice for the cause labeled “aggravated fire damage”.
It is a 30-year-old man who started the fire allegedly intentionallyso his home in the San José neighborhood, located in the same town, was raided on Monday by the National Gendarmerie.
In addition, the Provincial Government of Río Negro reported that theJustice is working on the accusation of two other suspects to participate in the event.
Since the appearance of the first igneous sources in the area on March 5, the National Fire Management Service (SNMF) has provided assistance in the territory and six aerial means, three AT-802 hydrant planes, operated there to fight fires , an AT-802 amphibious plane and two helicopters with a helibalde, 130 combatants, 41 from the SNMF and the National Parks Administration.
The Provincial Service for the Prevention and Fight against Forest Fires He pointed out that “the objective is to strengthen the control lines of sectors 7 and 8 that were the ones with the highest growth and are close to homes.”
“The resources were moved to work both in the area near Laguna de los Juncos and the Costa del Azul with a little more emphasis on that part, which is the fire that was moving to the west,” he told Télam. Director of Civil Defense, Leandro Romairone.
In addition, he indicated that they began to work “in a calmer situation since for now the fire remains within the perimeter and the advance is limited”, but he assumed that “as the temperature increases, the fire may take on a little more activity.
“The rain and the low temperature obviously collaborated” to control the fire, Romairone said in relation to the rainfall yesterday afternoon in the area, although he made it clear that the fire was still “not completely resolved, so it continues working”.
The referent of Civil defense He pointed out that “a heavy road machine did an important job yesterday in a strip of firewalls (construction elements to delay the spread of fire, especially in industrial buildings) towards the residential area, which gives peace of mind.”
“The same personnel and the same operational resources are working to circumscribe (the fire) and maintain this situation,” he added.
Meanwhile, face-to-face activities remain suspended in all establishments dependent on the School Council in the Andean South area of El Bolsón throughout the day. Faced with this scenario, the Municipal Emergency Committee (COEM) reported in a statement that the fire “continues to be active with less intensity, while weather conditions are completely favourable.”
the coem He stressed that more than 120 brigade members work, local as volunteers, who come from other locations; volunteer firefighters and municipal personnel, as well as air resources: an airplane and a helicopter.
“Meanwhile, the municipality of El Bolsón continues to supply the Australian tanks at the aerodrome to load air resources, as well as supply reservoirs in Loma del Medio,” the committee remarked in a statement.
And he added that “transit personnel are involved; municipal personnel with machinery; and collaborating with the accommodation of combatants.”
Regarding the weather, for tomorrow a day is expected with a minimum temperature of 6 degrees and a maximum of 20 degrees.
“There will be winds from the west sector with a predominance of local effects. The intensity of the wind will be around 10/20 km/h, increasing to 20-30 km/h with possible gusts,” they concluded.
