Infoca maintains a helicopter and eleven firefighter groups to transition from stabilisation to control of the fire, which started on Sunday at the site of the Hermitage of Rosario. Residents of three developments have been able to return to their homes.
The wildfire declared on Sunday at the site of the Hermitage of Rosario, in Benahavís, remains active but under control. The Infoca Plan teams are working this Tuesday with the aim of moving to the fire control scenario, which at 12:37 PM will have reached 48 hours since its start, according to Diario Sur. Stabilisation was achieved at 7:30 PM on Monday, allowing the operational situation to be downgraded to level 0 (pre-emergency).
During the night, 15 forest firefighter groups, a Fire Reinforcement Brigade from the Autonomous Community (Brica), nine operations technicians, one extinction technician, one environmental agent, one emergency manager, one logistics technician, a director, and a deputy director from the Provincial Operational Centre worked on the ground. In the morning shift, the teams have been reduced to 11 firefighter groups, two extinction technicians, four operations technicians, and two environmental agents.
In terms of resources, the operation includes an aerial resource, a light helicopter, and three fire engines, as well as a mobile unit for meteorology and communications and another medical unit. The change of phase resulted in the disappearance of the Advanced Command Post that had been set up at the base of the Emergency Group of Andalusia (GREA) in Benahavís to manage the emergency.
The improvement in the situation has allowed residents of the developments Montemayor, La Coja, and Benahavís Hills to return to their homes. The Junta de Andalucía had declared a "preventive evacuation" for these areas, while the lockdown in the town had already been lifted in the morning.
The fire has resulted, so far, in three injuries and damage to private properties, although all homes have remained out of reach of the flames. Extinction teams continue to work in the area to declare the fire controlled in the coming hours.
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