The forest fire that affects the area of Los Manzanos, in the Nahuel Huapi National Parkremains active and represents a highly complex challenge for emergency teams. The adverse weather conditions, marked by high temperatures, low humidity and strong westerly winds, favored the appearance of new fire outbreaks in The Apple TreesCerro Bastión and Cerro Colorado, complicating combat tasks.
During the day, weather conditions made it difficult to deploy early air resources, which were only able to begin operations around noon. Two helicopters, a Bell 412 and a Bell 407, replaced 27 brigade members at the Los Manzanos camp and transported personnel to evaluate the situation in Laguna Quetro. Added to these tasks was a BELL UH1H helicopter of the Argentine Army, which also collaborated in the transfer of brigade members.
Logistical preparations
In parallel, progress was made in the construction of a camp in the Steffen areawith the capacity to accommodate 60 fightersof which 30 will join tomorrow. This logistical effort is key to improving the coordination and effectiveness of operations in particularly challenging terrain.
The fire currently affects a perimeter area of 2,331 hectares, although this figure varies daily as more precise data is obtained. The characteristics of the terrain, with slopes greater than 60% and dense vegetation Composed of dry cane and large trees, they greatly complicate containment tasks and create a high-risk environment for combatants.
Preventive measures
In the afternoon, the smoke generated by the fire moved towards the Bariloche area, which could affect air quality in the region. Despite this situation, all The public use areas of the park remain open to tourism. However, the authorities have begun to work on prevention with residents and service providers in the areas near Lago Roca and Hess, given the possibility of the fire advancing.
Deployed resources
The operation has 72 line combatants and 41 agents dedicated to logistics, administration and communications tasks. In addition, lake, land and air resources have been mobilized:
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Lake environments: vessels from the Argentine Naval Prefecture and the Nahuel Huapi National Park on lakes Steffen and Martin.
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Land vehicles: medium trucks, minibuses, pick-up trucks and road machinery to improve helicopter operation areas.
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aerial means: two helicopters (Bell 412 and Bell 407), two AT-802 hydrant planes, a Cessna 182 observer plane and an Argentine Army helicopter, with teams of specialized pilots and mechanics.
Next steps
The strategy for the next few hours will be defined in the Incident Command, taking into account the progress made and the meteorological projections. In this highly complex context, the safety of brigade members remains the absolute priority
by RN
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