As part of our Forest Fire Prevention and Suppression Brigade’s internship, exchange and training program, we traveled to Chile to spend a week at the base in Renaico, a commune in the southern part of Chile, belonging to the Province of Malleco in the Araucanía Region. At the same time, Emanuel Tula, from our technical …
Emanuel Tula, one of our forestry technicians, traveled to Chile to gather valuable data and analysis information about the catastrophe that occurred in the center-south zone of Chile, which left more than 100 people dead and around 1,000 homes affected in the communes of Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Villa Alemana and Limache, in the region …
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This Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, part of our Prevention Brigade participated in an intensive training on forest fires, given by the SPAI Foundation. Three six-hour meetings were held at the @bomberosvoluntariosmeliquina fire station, with the participation of trainees and firefighters from @bomberosvoluntariossma.From six in the morning until noon they reviewed theoretical and practical aspects of …
Last Saturday afternoon, the [Nombre de la Fundación] Foundation had the honor of receiving a visit from the Governor of the Province of Neuquén, Rolando Figueroa, and the Secretary of Emergencies and Risk Management, Luciana Ortiz Luna. During a cordial and productive meeting, a collaboration agreement was signed aimed at joining forces in the fight …
At the Fundación Tierras Patagónicas we are always seeking to support our natural environment. We are conscious that global or large scale issues can be difficult to tackle, but that doesn’t mean we can afford to sit back and take no action. We know that we can also contribute to the fight in our own …
Simón Lewis arrived in Argentina in the early ’70s and settled in Patagonia in 1973. His passion for nature conservation and the environment led to him becoming one of the first forest firefighters in the area. When the alarm was raised, he leapt into his truck and, alongside other colleagues, fought fires with whatever tools …
Our nine trainees hoping to join our Forest Fire Prevention and Logistical Support Brigade came up close and personal with fire engines and forest firefighting tools for the first time in the base of the Volunteer Firefighters of Junín de los Andes last Saturday. The nine young people from the Mapuche Cayún, Curruhuinca and Vera …
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Trainees hoping to join our Forest Fire Prevention and Logistical Support Brigade completed training in first aid and CPR for use in forest environments. They tackled crisis response from the theory up, covering topics such as biosecurity, the difference between urgency and emergency, first response to the victim, injury prevention and different methods of transferring …
Our Forest Fire Prevention and Logistical Support Brigade has delivered their first training module alongside the Civil Protection authorities from San Martín de los Andes. The Fundación and the town authorities led a workshop on the use of chainsaws and basic tree felling techniques last Friday and Saturday, in facilities provided by Entasur. Operational staff …
On Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd September more than 180 people, including fire prevention specialists, experts and local residents interested in joining our cause, came together at the 1st Technical Conference of the Community for the Prevention of Forest Fires. The conference took place in the Cotesma community centre in San Martín de Los Andes …