The Forest Fire Extinction Service of Andalusia, the Infoca Plan works in the control of the southern zone of the fire declared around 15.00 hours in rate (Cádiz) being the closest to hotels, roads and homes.
As reported by the Minister of the Presidency, Interior and Social Dialogue, Antonio Sanz, in attention to the media, the “important number of population” has been evacuated and the “evacuation of more than 5,000 vehicles.” Specifically, at the moment, the N-340 road is cut to kilometer 71 to 80 traffic in both directions, and a secondary road diversion will be enabled.
The Civil Guard has reported the eviction in prevention of the Camping Torre de la Peña, as well as the preventive departure of the residents of the Valdevaqueros urbanizations, Casas de Porro and Casas de San Mateo. In addition, the counselor has pointed out the evacuation of hotels such as Punta Sur, La Torre, the Hotel Tres Mares, Copacabana or Dulce Name, the Chiriguitos of El Tumbao and Tangana and more than 5,000 vehicles.
Infoca troops, belonging to the Emergency Agency of Andalusia (EMA), maintains deployed in the area up to 17 aerial media: seven helicopters (four semi -sheds and three heavy ones), two light amphibious aircraft and two heavy amphibians, four load aircraft on land and one of coordination, a control helicopter, as well as five groups of specialists and four groups. (Regional Command Group), an analyst technician, an extinction technician, six operations technicians, an Environment agent and the UMIF (Medical Unit for Forest Fire), the UMMT (Mobile Meteorology and Transmissions Unit) and a UNIIF (Advanced Unit of Forest Fire Analysis and Monitoring).
Since the first notices have been attended in EMA 1-1-2 that alerted the fire of a caravan in a campsite next to the N-340 road at kilometer 78, the 1-1-2 has immediately activated the troops of the Infoca Plan, the Civil Guard, to the Firefighters of Cádiz, to the National Police Unit assigned to the Autonomous Community, to the Emergency Group of Andalusia (Grea) Local already Civil Protection of Rate, as well as the Sanitary Emergency Center 061 that has installed a sanitary post.
Citizenship call
The 112 emergency service dependent on the Ministry of Presidency, Interior and Social Dialogue, has enabled two information points for the attention of citizenship, the first in the Marina Pavilion and another in the offices of the infoca of fascinas, in front of the Ventorillo, 'El Nene'.
In this sense, Antonio Sanz has requested citizen collaboration so that “the suggestions and requests that are made by the official media are treated at all times avoiding passing through the area affected by the fire.” “The intention is for fire to continue to evolve positively,” said the Minister of the Presidency, thanking the “absolute coordination” between the City Council, the State Administration, security forces and all the members of the Junta de Andalucía.
The users of the Camping Torre de la Peña in Tarifa have been preventively evacuated due to the fire that has been declared at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday in the La Peña Site, where troops of the Infoca Plan are acting with aerial and terrestrial means.
As explained by the Tarifa City Council, the fire has spread due to the strong wind of Levante that is blowing in the affected area, also estimating the evacuation of establishments close to the Camping Torre de la Peña II, where the fire has originated.
