Wildfires: Firefighters battle blazes and seek to halt progression in Corrientes

Both from the sky and from the ground, firefighters from different parts of the national territory fought the forest fires. According to the latest report published by the National Fire Management Service (SNMF), at least four provinces had to fight the flames: Corrientes, Between Ríos, Río Negro and La Pampa.

One of the most affected territories to date is Corrientes, which is suffering the consequences of the drought. As detailed by SNMFDespite the efforts, the centers were still active in the towns of Ituzaingo (San Gara and La Negra area) and St. Miguel (Carambola / Santa Julia).

In this regard, after touring the affected territory, Jorge Heider, National Director of SNMF, said: “In Corrientes I could see a more integrated work, a lot of resources and order in the tasks. During this time, the fires will continue because the drought situation is very important and it will be difficult to reverse; the La Niña phenomenon has extended too long and El Niño will have a greater opportunity from April. It’s a complex situation, but it’s not close to what happened in 2022.

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According to the Environment, 30 members of the brigade of the National Fire Management Service (SNMF) and the National Parks Administration are also working in Corrientes in the springs that affect the Ibera National Park. In addition, 12 combatants belonging to the Rewilding Foundation and 40 others from the private forestry sector continue to work in the centers of the national park.

In this regard, the authorities have warned that the fires in Corrientes could last up to 20 days or more due to the intensity of the fire. Added to this is the fact that the rains may not arrive until mid-week.

Just four days ago, the Emergency Operations Command (COE) reported that there were 14 active springs in Corrientes. On Saturday, February 25, the number was reduced to four, with the most affected areas being Lomas de González, San Miguel and Mercedes, according to information from the local portal Radio Dos. Three of these sources are active and 1 is being verified.

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And although this complex panorama exists, on the other hand the endowments managed to contain those that occurred in Ituzaingó (Event 12 / Loma San Marco and Ñupy 2), Concepción (Estero Carambola and Estero Batelito), Gral. Paz (Puesto Lata) and Santo Tomé (María Concepción).

To fight the flames, the province used a helicopter and two hydrant planes, both belonging to the SNMF. In addition, nine fighters from the NEA National Brigade provided support.

In the province of Entre Ríos, the problem also persisted because there were fires. According to the service of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, there have been active outbreaks in Gualeguay (El Bronce and Destacado 1).

Meanwhile, the efforts of the firefighters generated the containment of the flames in Ibicuy (Brazo Chico and Isla Aeroclub). At the same time they were controlled in Gualeguay (El Dorado and Sin Moneda).

For their part, forest fires were also still active in Avellaneda (Campo Caruz) in Black River and in Utracan (El Olmo) in the pampas. However, the situation was different in another territory of the province, since the professionals managed to extinguish the fire in Utracán (El Centinela) and Lovenhue (La Cuatro).

Meanwhile, the Cushamen (El Pedregoso) fires are contained in chubut. This same state of affairs was recorded in the cities of Buenos Aires de Campana and Berazategui (Hudson Reserve).

On the other hand, the members of the brigade in the province of chubut They also succeeded in controlling the fire sources in El Hoyo (Currumahuida), Futaleufú (Paso Ancho, Campo de Jones – Gabriel Rodales / Rosales Population), Cushamen (Matus). While the same situation occurred in Tolhuin (Carmen Vieja and Del Lainez -Tolhuin) in Land of Fire.

With more luck, the professionals managed to extinguish the flames in other territories such as Cushamen (Orbina Cholila -Lake Cholila), Futaleufú (Esquel), Rawson (National Road 3 km 1533), Escalante (Bher Springs – Camp YPF ) in the province of Chubut.

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