Three fire spotlights in Penco light the alerts on intentionality
The Chilean Corporation of Wood - Corma, expressed concern about the intention of forest fire, after the night of Friday, September 5, at 6:30 p.m., three fires of fire were recorded in the Playa Negra sector of the Penco commune, in the Biobío Region, two within the land of the Arauco company and one in the interface area nearby housing.
The smoke was detected thanks to the fire detection cameras with artificial intelligence (AI) of the Arauco company, which analyze images to identify patterns such as smoke and flames, allowing faster and more precise detection. In addition, it was ratified by land personnel at that time. The previous one allowed a quick response of brigades and firefighters of the commune, to control the flames in a few minutes, also favored by the low temperatures of the day. The president of the Department of Protection of the Corma Forest, Ramón Figueroa, said that this type of fire with multifocals cannot be normalized. This is a crime and if someone sees people causing fires, they must immediately denounce to prevent fire Biobío has been one of the most hit by forest fires in the last decade, with productive and social losses for peasant family agriculture. Given this reality, the Institute of Agricultural Development (INDAP) and the Chilean Corporation of Wood (CORMA), signed a regional collaboration agreement that seeks to strengthen the competencies of farmers around risk management and promote safe management practices on agricultural properties. The alliance will materialize during the coming months with a series of training, talks and practical workshops aimed at users and equipment for the extent of the local development program (Prodesal) and the Indigenous Territorial Development Program (PDTI), initiatives that together add up to 12,000 farmers served. Climate change and the experience of recent years make it necessary for our users to be prepared to avoid emergencies that put their lives and regional food production at risk. Thanks to this agreement we will deliver simple, applicable and effective tools, in line with our new Risk Management and Climate Change policy of INDAP, ?said Fabiola Lara, regional director of INDAP Biobío. According to statistics of the National Forestry Corporation (CONAF), during the 2022-2023 season in the Biobío region, 181,796 hectares were It catastrated about 1,300 producers and producers affected by forest fires, a large part of them located in the communes of Santa Juana, Tomé and Birth. From the Maderera Guild Association, the president of Corma Biobío and Ñuble, Alejandro Casagrande, said that they will make their experience and commitment available, and added that forest fires are a threat that does not distinguish between large or small properties.
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