Overview
- Authorities report active fire fronts at Jacinto Arauz (RP 1 and 28), along Route 1 near Alpachiri, and in Hucal across La Blanca Grande, La Aguara and La Marielita Wolff.
- At least 83,000 hectares have burned in recent weeks, and officials caution the tally could grow as assessments continue.
- The response includes an AT-802 water‑bomber, an observer aircraft based in Santa Rosa, provincial Defensa Civil brigades and volunteer firefighters.
- Extreme heat, drought and volatile winds have reactivated previously contained areas, and the province remains under a national red alert for extreme fire danger.
- Producers report livestock deaths and significant productive losses, and some residents voice concerns about limited local aerial capacity.