With smoke still visible on the horizon, today is the decisive day to finally resolve the fire that started in Ribeira Brava last Wednesday, August 14th.

With at least two areas with active fire, namely in the Pico Ruivo area, along the Santana trails, and also in Ponta de Sol, without forgetting the areas of active surveillance in Curral das Freiras, hoping that there are no reignitions, including in the Encumeada area, already facing São Vicente, the arrival of the Canadair planes could definitively solve the problem.

Yesterday at the end of the day and beginning of the night, the municipality of Santana was taking stock – which at this time has not yet been possible. “On the ground, 37 men continue to fight the fire. The volunteer firefighters of Santana, the special team of firefighters, the forest police as well as the team of forest firefighters.”

“On the north slope behind the Pico Ruivo house, the fire has flared up again,” he wrote at the beginning of the night. “On the southwest slope where the firefighters are beating the ground, there are also reignitions happening. With the fall of the day bringing a change of wind, the situation is not stable. The fight continues,” he concluded.