Fire in the Amazon: 400 Argentine firefighters proposed to collaborate

he The National Voluntary Fire System is "On Yellow Alert" for fires in the Amazon and "360 firefighters" have been made available, of which 20 from the provinces of Córdoba and Santa Fe will visit next week in this region of Brazil, said Gustavo Nicola, head of the Operations Coordination Unit (CUO). ) volunteer firefighters.

"The entire national system of fighting volunteers is on yellow alert and We put 360 firefighters at the disposal of the rescue during fires in the Amazon. 12 firefighters from Córdoba and 8 from Santa Fe have already been summoned.Nicola confirmed.

• Eduardo Glunz has been a volunteer firefighter for over 30 years. In 1998, he went to the Amazon to fight the fire, which covered 37,000 square kilometers of forest. Tuesday, after 21 years, he will embark again in Brazil, with 11 other colleagues from Cordoba, to fight the flames that threatened two weeks ago. to devastate the "green lung" of the Earth.

"The first 20 summoned have experience of forest fires, all are trained and trained to fight this type of fire," said the chief.

The head of the EOC said that "only in Córdoba, there are more than 3,000 volunteer firefighters who have experience of forest fires" and that "because of the demographics of each province, the amount is reproduced in different provinces ".

"We are going to travel between tomorrow and the past, we are preparing the documentation for each firefighter. Today, they have been vaccinated against rubella, hepatitis, tetanus and yellow fever, which are rigorous vaccines for travel."he said.

Asked about the conditions in which they will be in the Amazon, Nicola was cautious and emphasized the professionalism and experience of all the volunteer firefighters participating in the investigation.

"The weather can complicate things a bit because it's hot and the temperatures are high, but all the firefighters have experience.We are aware of that and do not send a firefighter die ", did he declare.

He added: "Unfortunately, all the help we have made available for fires in the Amazon has not been sent, as only a contingent of 20 firefighters are going away. "

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