translated from Spanish: Fires continue in Jujuy, Cordoba, La Pampa and Corrientes

The National Fire Management Service (SNMF), under the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, reported in its daily report that the provinces of Jujuy, Córdoba, La Pampa and Corrientes maintain active pockets of forest fires. The report, which reports the situation across the country, specified that these provinces of the country are still fighting fire in different locations.
In Jujuy, a total deployment is underway with the operation of 2 hydrant aircraft, 1 helibalde and 87 brigadiers of the National System to combat active fires in La Unión Seca, Calilegua National Park, Ledesma, Bananal and Laguna La Brea.In Córdoba operated 1 hydrant plane and 1 lookout of the National System to fight fire in the town of Ischilín while in Corrientes operated 1 hydrant plane to put out the active fire in Villa Corina. According to the report in Caleu, La Pampa, work is also underway to extinguish the active forest fire. Meanwhile, the SNMF indicated that in Catuna, La Rioja, the fire is controlled while in Urundel, Salta, it remains extinct. The last two spotlights were active two days ago. In addition, the SNMF, in charge of the portfolio led by Minister Juan Cabandié, reported that the next meeting of the Environmental Emergency Committee (CEA), which operates within the scope of the Comprehensive Strategic Plan for Conservation and Sustainable Use in the Paraná Delta (PIECAS), will take place on 6 November, at 16 hours. Representatives of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, the National Parks Administration, the provinces of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Buenos Aires and the municipalities of Victoria and Rosario participate from the committee. Among the first causes is the use of fire for the preparation of grazing areas, abandonment of land, campfires and cigarette butts poorly extinguished. Climate factors such as lack of precipitation, high temperatures, low humidity, constant frosts and strong winds also affect the spread of fire. Therefore, they advise not to make fire under trees, except in enabled places, avoid throwing cigarette butts and matches and take waste from cans and glass that can act as a magnifying glass and cause fires in forest areas. 

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