Forest fires season 2017

[Janet]

The Tenerife Cabildo has lifted the ban on mountain activities as temperatures return to more normal levels

[Michael]

The Tenerife Cabildo has lifted the ban on mountain activities as temperatures return to more normal levels

Eh? 

[Janet]

yep, that's normal for TFS at the end of a heatwave 

Welcome to Tenerife ...

[Janet]

With the heatwave expected over the next few days, and on the basis of the forest fire protocol (Plan Especial de Protección Civil y Atención de Emergencias por Incendios Forestales de Canarias – INFOCA), the Canarian Government has issued an alert this afternoon for forest fire risk from midnight tonight. At present the alert is open-ended. The public is urged to follow the advice from the Security and Emergencies Board, the English version of which I've posted HERE.

[Janet]

The Tenerife Cabildo has banned fires in the mountains due to prevailing weather conditions. The ban will last until at least the end of the Canarian Government's forest fire risk alert, and means a prohibition on machinery likely to cause sparks, fires in the recreational areas, burning agricultural residue, bonfires etc. Firework displays are also banned near forested areas. The authorities urge the public to take extreme care in any activities that could cause fire. Over the weekend teams will also be maintaining a presence on mountain access roads to inform drivers about the risk of forest fires. The Tenerife Cabildo pleads with the public to avoid using tracks and forested areas as much as possible during this hot spell.

[Janet]

A man is under investigation for starting a fire yesterday morning in Taucho, Adeje, not far from the focal point of Tenerife's last devastating major fire in 2012. As on that occasion, it seems to be not a case of deliberate arson, but of carelessness, with a power tool's sparks setting fire to some agricultural rubble in a nearby finca. Thankfully, without a high wind, the fire was contained by locals until bomberos, police and Brifor arrived to extinguish it. As announced by the Tenerife Cabildo only two days ago, such tools are banned while the Canarian Government's forest fire alert is in place and while these weather conditions prevail.

[Nova]

What is wrong with these people???

[Janet]

[Janet]

As the heatwave passes, the Canarian Government lifted the alert for forest fire risk in Tenerife as of 10pm last night. There were some dramatic images around midnight of a fire in an area of stubble and palm trees near the refinery in Santa Cruz but bomberos say there was no danger to the refinery or its installations and as of 1am the fire was declared under control, and the TF4 junction with the TF1 has reopened after being closed while firefighters were in operation.

[Janet]

Following the Canarian Government's decision last night to lift the forest fire risk alert in Tenerife, this lunchtime the Cabildo has lifted its ban on fires in recreational areas and activities posing a fire risk in mountain and forested areas. The Cabildo nonetheless recommends that the public takes the utmost precautions in these areas when doing anything that could represent a risk of accidentally starting a fire.