An operation staffed by 26 firefighters coming from three parks, together with four forest rangers and five specialist technicians, works to put out the wildfire declared in the Guipuzcoan municipality of Zaldibia, which has already charred 80 hectares of surface.
The Foral Deputation of Guipúzcoa has detailed that the flames are advancing toward the northern sector and toward the south-east area, so the control and firefighting tasks continue to be active. At the same time, the declared fire in Olaberria is already stabilized and, in this case, the affected area amounts to 0.5 hectares.
In Zaldibia, 26 firefighters from three parks remain deployed, supported by four forest rangers and five specialist technicians, who are intervening with six tanker trucks and five light vehicles in an effort to stop the advance of the fire.
On Monday, the Department of Security of the Basque Government declared Situation 1 of the Emergency Phase of the “Special Emergency Plan for Risk of Wildfires in Euskadi,” in view of the evolution of the fire that began at dawn in Zaldibia. This measure has been taken after the Foral Deputation of Guipúzcoa raised its Foral Action Plan to operational situation 2.
The fire started in a wooded area of the Aiestaran Erreka neighborhood of Zaldibia at around 02:50. From midday, one of the flanks would have lost control, which could entail risk for certain nearby property. However, so far no person has had to be evacuated and the firefighting resources are being reorganized to reinforce the device in the affected area.
The Department of Security urges the public not to approach the fire area, to keep access routes clear to facilitate the work of the emergency teams, and to follow at all times the instructions of the Ertzaintza and of the firefighting services.