Fires in the Delta: there are two active sources and members of the brigade are working to fight the fire

After two wild fires in the southern area of Deltabrigadists from Between rivers there Buenos Aires increased efforts to control the fire In islands of the Paraná river.

The flames from these new sources began on Monday near the city of Buenos Aires Baraderowhere more than a dozen brigadistswho attempt to fight the fire through direct, indirect and parallel attacks, with lines and firewalls, as well as anchor tools for zapping and backpack cooling in burned areas and places of repels.

Due to the fire situation, the base of operations was set up on Monday in the Aeroclub Baradero, which has operational logistics technical personnel, civil protection personnel from San Pedro and Baradero, volunteer firefighters from Baradero and members of the police from Entre Ríos. In addition, fire management specialists are working.

To fight the flames, the authorities of Entre Ríos have made available two lookout planeswhile Nation offered a helicopter.

“You work tirelessly,” they said from the Entre Ríos Environmental Secretariat A telam and they clarified that all available resources are being used to deal with the fire.

In this sense, the environmental secretary of Entre Ríos, Daniela García, stressed the need to “raise awareness of the importance of extreme caution and avoid any burning practice“, for which he illustrated that it can be “fires to fish up to minimal acts such as throwing cigarette butts”.

During Monday a black line was made until it was anchored to the canal with water, while on Tuesday a flight was made to assess the situation and be able to dispatch the brigade members in depending on the urgency.

Despite the hard work of the firefighting teams, the situation may not improve in the coming days due to the current weather conditions and the descent of the Paraná River. “Everything is likely to generate fires,” García warned. It is precisely for this reason that he reiterated his request to avoid making campfire in unauthorized places or under a car; Likewise, he recommended not leaving cars parked for a long time in dry areas and taking all trash if you visit the area.

According to the latest daily report from the Entre Ríos Fire Management Systemthe fires that have been recorded in without change there The walleye they are controlled. In contrast, those who started in boy arm e Aeroclub Island they were contained. Buenos Aires, on the other hand, managed to contain the fires that broke out in Campana there berazategui.

There drought and the high temperatures recorded this summer allow the flames to spread rapidly. In this sense, the Delta area is not the only one affected by the fires, being currents one of the most complicated.

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