Not before time the Cabildo in Tenerife are starting a plan in case of an eruption in Tenerife.
Lets hope the other islands follow suit just in case.
Translated.
''The Cabildo begins the implementation of the Action Plan Against Volcanic Risk ''
Friday,
July 2, 2021
The president of the Cabildo, Pedro Martín, who today presented the PAIV together with the technical managers, and indicates that “it is a tool that, in the event of a crisis in which there may be danger to people, we are prepared to act ”and explains that the document includes volcanic risk areas, shelter areas in case of evacuation and instructions for communication to the population, among other relevant aspects
The counselor of the Area of Natural Environment and Security, Isabel García, has stated that "this document is a fundamental tool to be prevented and give an adequate response to emergencies related to volcanic nature in case they occur"
The president of the Cabildo de Tenerife , Pedro Martín , presented today the Insular Action Plan against Volcanic Risk of Tenerife (PAIV) , a document promoted by the Technical Service of Security and Civil Protection of the insular institution that depends on the area of Environment Natural and Security directed by the counselor Isabel García and developed by the Disaster Risk Reduction Chair at the University of La Laguna (ULL) .
"The island of Tenerife, everyone knows, has a volcanic nature, we live on a volcanic building of great magnitude, and that is why this document is a fundamental tool to be able to give an adequate response to emergencies related to volcanic nature. that can occur ", said the president of the Cabildo Martín , who also added that" this plan complies with the provisions of the Special Plan for Civil Protection and Emergency Attention due to volcanic risk in the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands PEVOLCA , whose purpose it is to guarantee a coordinated response from all public administrations to face possible eruptions and emergencies derived from them ”.
“The low social perception of volcanic risk makes it very necessary to reinforce the attention to these phenomena in society. That is why the PAIV attends to training and informing the population of the true importance of coexistence with volcanoes. 112 years without eruptions can be a very short time from the geological point of view, but in the 'culture' of a society it is quite a lot, so the perception of this risk has been diluted over time ”, recalled the counselor Isabel García .
"The drafting team of this Plan has worked for two years and a project to implement it is already underway that involves working very closely with the island's municipalities, especially those located in its northwest arc," said the island director. of Security , Rubén Fernández García .
In the presentation, the Cabildo Civil Protection technician José Agustín Reñasco was in charge of explaining all the technical details of the document. For his part, Nemesio Pérez , Involcán coordinator , recalled that the emergency plans are based on three pillars: “strengthening the alert communication, launching an educational program on volcanic hazards, and the third has to be a in practice, rehearse through drills "
Thus, this Plan develops the organizational and functional structure on the island, zoning the territory according to its possible volcanic risk, establishing the appropriate criteria and procedures for the evacuation and shelter of the population and for the restoration of the essential services affected, as well as such as information procedures for the population and methods of dissemination and dissemination.
Finally, the document zoning the territory based on the volcanic risk and establishes different degrees in areas such as Santiago del Teide-El Tanque, Valle de Icod-Garachico, Santiago del Teide-Guía de Isora, and the Stratovolcano Teide-Pico Viejo and Icod. -La Guancha .
The massive shelters for the population will be such as the International Center for Fairs and Congresses of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Santiago Martín Insular Sports Pavilion in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the Adán Martín Tenerife Auditorium, the Tenerife Sports Complex, the Palacio de Congresos Pirámide de Arona, the Magma Adeje Event Center or the Puerto de la Cruz Congress Center.
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