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slodgedad
30-05-2011, 15:41
No-one wants to see forest fires in Tenerife again but emergency services are geared up for an alert should it happen.

Everyone involved knows what to do on paper and all their pre- planning seems to work, according to a simulated emergency last week.

To make it as real as possible, a genuine fire in La Orotava had to be extinguished, with the alert starting on a minor level but then escalating to a more serious threat.

Those involved in addition to the fire crews included civil defence volunteers, the security forces, technicians from the Government of the Canary Islands, the Service of Urgencias Canario (SUC) and aerial resources.

The exercise not only provided valuable training but tested communications in the event of a fire.

Tenerife News Online (http://www.tenerifenews.com/index.php/news-mainmenu-1/canary-islands/local-news-mainmenu-1/16609-island-on-fire-alert)

tonypub
30-05-2011, 15:47
lets hope the training fires are kept under control,unlike previous years.:crazy::doh:

KirstyJay
30-05-2011, 15:51
lets hope the training fires are kept under control,unlike previous years.:crazy::doh:

Yes! The last time i had to evacuate my house :eek: