Fire Handling ::

 

 

 

 

  
 
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More than 18 fires have occurred since 1980 due to careless visitors. These have damaged almost 17.000 hectares of vegetation from protected areas.  This is why visitors are requested to use a camping stove.  Fires are strictly forbidden.

Remember not to throw butts on the ground during hikes or from a vehicle for they are source of possible fires and produce visual pollution.

  
Recommendations ::  
 
Fire handling
 
  • It is forbidden to make fires of any type.  Visitors are allowed to make fires only in properly-fitted and signed places (shelters, camping-sites, etc).
  • Do not throw butts on the path or while driving a car.
  • If you see a fire and cannot control by yourself, call the park ranger or go to a mountain shelter.
  • If the fire threatens you, edge it looking for a point with less strength to go through the burned zone or to a clearing in the vegetation.
  • Go away from the fire down the hill, the fire goes up more rapidly.
  • If you help putting the fire out, do not do it yourself, follow the orders given by an expert.
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