📋 Tender Overview
In Guatemala, forest fires are one of the main causes of degradation of the natural heritage, causing direct and indirect damage to the fauna, flora, water resources and soil of the different ecosystems, affecting the quality of life of human beings, as well as the deterioration in goods and services produced by forests.
During the 2023-2024 Forest Fire Season, 103.00 hectares have been consumed in the national territory, detailed information in report number 59 issued by the Executive Secretariat of the National Coordinator for Disaster Reduction.
The consumption of these hectares is derived from 51 fires, where 29 are reported as forest fires, while the other 22 are defined as non-forest fires. The department of Huehuetenango has been the most affected with 40,00 hectares consumed.
What is the difference between a forest fire and a non-forest fire?
FOREST FIRE : It is the one that occurs in natural forests produced by the action of human beings or caused by nature.
NON-FOREST FIRE L: It is the one that occurs in non-forest areas such as grasslands, spreading without control over natural fuels.
Regarding active fires, the report in question indicates that, at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 12, 2 fires are active in the following departments:
Alotenango, Sacatepéquez
Cerro Pecul, Nahualá, Sololá
It is noteworthy that the fire control and liquidation process is carried out under the Incident Command System -SCI- and in compliance with Function 17 of the National Response Plan -PNR- and the National Protocol for Forest Fire Season 2023- 2024.
