In this Thursday's DOG, the order of June 5, 2019 is published, which determines the high fire danger season. The spatio-temporal analyses of forest fires in Galicia in the last twenty years reflect two periods with a notable increase in arson activity and, therefore, should be considered as periods of high fire danger:
– A fixed time in the summer period, which normally corresponds to the fire season, during the months of July, August and September.
– A variable season, lasting approximately one month, which normally ranges between the months of February, March, April, June and October.
During these times, the deployment of extinguishing and alert means must be maximum, depending on the risk indices.
The extension of the fixed season as a high danger period in the summer period, as well as the declaration of the variable season as a high danger, require agile and effective mechanisms that allow these circumstances to be made known immediately to the media involved in the prevention and defense work against forest fires. A means equipped with greater speed is being established that allows general knowledge and adequate publicity of the forecast of new periods to offer greater security and guarantees to citizens.
The dates between July 1 and September 30 are declared as a high risk period for forest fires during the year 2019..The Director General of Forest Defense is authorized to issue as many instructions as necessary to modify said dates and declare other times of the year as high danger, when weather conditions or other circumstances aggravate the risk of fires. This order will enter into force on the same day of its publication in the Official Gazette of Galicia.
