The Guardia Civil have arrested the suspected culprit behind two hillfires in Marbella and Ojén during August 2023, which affected the Parque Nacional de Sierra de las Nieves.
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New Fire-Dept Vehicles
by Martin Myall •
Provincial bigwig, Eduardo Martos, together with the Mayor of Almuñécar, jJuan José Ruiz Joya, announced that the Municipal Fire Department will be receiving two new vehicles.
Peña Escrita Hill Fire
by Martin Myall •
A hill fire broke out behind and above La Herradura and Almuñécar, in the area of Peña Escrita, which is still ongoing.
No End To Them
by Martin Myall •
Hill fires used to be a thing of the summer but not now, as another fire grips the north of the province in the Sierra Arana.
Summer Is Not Over
by Martin Myall •
We might be thinking that with the kids back at school that the summer is over, bar the shouting, but until the rains come – whenever that might be, it isn’t.
Guájar Fire Update
by Martin Myall •
The Guájar Alto fire, which broke out around 13.50h, had necessitated over 200 firefighters and 21 aircraft, including two twin-engine amphibious bombers by 19.00h.
Small Alpujarra Fire
by Vivienne Hughes •
It’s not only the weather that gives the sensation of the summer lingering, because this lack of rain is also prolonging the fire season.
Salobreña Vega Fire
by David Darby •
A large fire broke out in the Salobreña vega (plantation) just along the river Guadalfeo, near the border with Motril. Motril Firefighters attended the scene in three fire trucks and extinguished the fire, which was no mean feat as they were hampered by high winds that were fanning the flames. Despite the prompt intervention of…
Firefighters Take Diving Course
by David Darby •
La Herradura Diving Centre is conducting a professional diving course for the Granada Fire & Rescue Service, “after which all the participants will receive a certificate allowing them to perform rescues using diving equipment,” said the head of the centre, Luis Pellejero.
The course is sponsored by the Junta de Andalucia through the provincial coordinator of Civil Protection and consists of 250 hours of training, both on theory and practical levels and involves nine firefighters.