📋 Tender Overview
Authorities attend 5 more events in San Martin and Huanuco. A total of 6 forest fires, reported between September 18 and 19, were extinguished in the last few hours by the competent authorities in the departments of Ancash, Cajamarca, La Libertad, Huanuco, Piura and Ucayali, according to information validated by the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN) of the National Institute of Civil Defense.
In the town of Nota, in the Pacaipampa district (Piura) and in the Union Cajamarca sector, in the Irazola district (Ucayali), the fire control and extinguishing work was carried out by the personnel of the district municipalities and residents. Likewise, in the San Martin de Porres sector, in the Cholon district (Huanuco) these tasks were carried out by the municipal sub-prefecture, the district government and the organized population.
On the other hand, in the Chacpata sector, in the Lacabamba district (Ancash), and in the Chuquisongo and Lavanda hamlets, in the Usquil district (La Libertad), the events were put out by brigades from the local government and the organized community. Meanwhile, in the Chugarbamba hamlet, in the Cajabamba district (Cajamarca), the provincial municipality did the same.
According to information from the Disaster Risk Management offices of the district municipalities, these forest fires left 1 person dead; in addition, 189 hectares (ha) of natural cover and 5.5 ha of crops were consumed. It is worth mentioning that the local authority continues with the Damage Assessment and Needs Analysis (EDAN).
Active emergencies
On the other hand, the authorities continue working to extinguish another 5 forest fires. Of these emergencies, 4 correspond to the department of San Martin; In the Moyobamba district, 13 firefighters from the district government and residents of the Juninque town are trying to put out the fire; while in the Huicungo district, these tasks were also carried out by the corresponding local authorities.
Meanwhile, two other events are still active in the Pachiza district, where the district and provincial municipal staff, as well as the residents, are working intensively to extinguish the fire. Finally, in the Chinchao district (Huanuco), the Peruvian National Police and the organized community are doing the same. It should be noted that, at the moment, these emergencies have left a total of 310 ha of natural cover and 7 ha of crops destroyed.
INDECI, through the National Emergency Operations Center (COEN), continues to monitor these types of events that are recorded in different regions, in coordination with the Regional, Provincial and District Emergency Operations Centers, as well as with the respective authorities, the response actions in care of the affected and damaged population.
