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María Rivas stresses in Ponteceso that the Government makes available to Galicia all the resources of the State to fight the fires

06/08/2025
María Rivas subraya en Ponteceso que el Gobierno pone a disposición de Galicia todos los recursos del Estado para combatir los incendios

The Government subdelegate visits the areas affected by the fires on the Costa da Morte and highlights the full collaboration to ensure an effective, rapid and safe response

From the first moment, permanent contact is maintained with the mayors of the affected concellos and with the Xunta

EMU, MITECO’s air and land resources and Civil Guard agents are working tirelessly in the fires in Ponteceso and Camariñas

The subdelegate of the Government in A Coruña, María Rivas, traveled this morning to the concellos of Ponteceso and Camariñas, two of the most affected by the wave of fires that is affecting Galicia in recent days and that were classified as level 2, which is why the Xunta requested the collaboration of the Government.

During his visit, he stressed that “the Government of Spain has all the resources of the State the willingness of Galicia to fight the fires”, and stressed that it is working with full collaboration and coordination with the Xunta de Galicia, the affected concellos and the emergency teams, to ensure an effective, fast and safe action in the control of the fires.

The deputy delegate explained that from the first moment, permanent contact is maintained with the mayors of the affected councillors and with the councillor of Rural Environment and put in value institutional coordination to face a situation of extreme risk, in which she asked the citizens for caution.

María Rivas strongly condemned any behavior related to intentionally provoked fires, remembering that “burning our mountains is not only a crime, but a direct attack on the life, territory and security of thousands of people.”

The subdelegate informed that all the causes of the fires are being investigated and guaranteed that the final consequences will be reached to identify and sanction the perpetrators in case of confirmation of intentionality.

Deployed media

The troops of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), displaced by the activation of level 2, have been working tirelessly since last night in the most affected areas.

They are deployed as follows:

In the Ponteceso fire, 2 sections of the UME operate, with 72 troops and 17 mediums, in addition to 2 hydroplanes from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO).

In Camariñas, there is 1 section composed of 2 platoons, with a total of 53 UME troops and 25 mediums.

Likewise, the Government maintains other means active in the main fires in Galicia:

En el incendio de Folgoso do Courel, actúa a BRIF (Brigada de Refuerzo de Incendios Forestales) de Laza.

In the Fonsagrada, they are deployed: 1 EPRIF team (Integrated Forest Fire Prevention Teams), 2 hydroplanes, 1 helicopter and 1 light aircraft. A

In addition to the above-mentioned State media, the Civil Guard also collaborates in security and evacuation support, if necessary.