The Tírig fire is controlled after burning more than 800 hectares and firefighters say "enough" to the Generalitat
The fire caused the evacuation of the neighboring town of Catí and mobilized 300 personnel
ValenciaThe forest fire in Tírig, in the Alt Maestrat region, has been controlled by emergency services after four days of intense work and several meetings by the Cecopi, attended by the Minister of Emergencies and Interior, Juan Carlos Valderrama; the Government's delegate in the Valencian Community, Pilar Bernabé, and the President of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca.
The causes of the fire are being investigated, although everything points to them being natural. This is one of the four simultaneous fires that originated in the Castelló demarcation since Friday.
Fed up firefighters and insufficient resources
After the great fire in Vall d'Uixó, intentionally started, where the population was shocked by the loss of almost ten thousand hectares, becoming the second worst fire in the history of the demarcation, measures against these types of fires are increasingly monitored.
Valencian firefighters and unions have already denounced on several occasions the insufficient investment by the Generalitat Valenciana and the denial by the parties in the face of the climate emergency.
"I am alone"
On social media, Jaume, a firefighter who has claimed a lack of emergency devices, has been seen: "the fire is getting away from us because we can't cope," he explained in a video at the Tírig fire.
"Let's see if now, for crying out loud, the Generalitat gets a move on and starts hiring the necessary personnel." These statements have received the support of many users who have equated this action by the regional government to that of Dana in 2024.