Updated 12:23 PM, June 30, 2017
The 1-1-2 Emergency Coordination Center in the Murcia Region received several calls starting at 10:02 a.m. reporting a forest fire on the El Menjú estate, on the right bank of the Segura River in the municipality of Cieza.
The caller reports that there is a single fire, and that the area is windy.
Cieza local police confirm the need for air personnel and report strong winds in the area and danger to homes.
They report that access is difficult, and rural trucks are requested to access the fire zone.
Civil Guard sends units.
The Regional Consortium's Fire Coordinator has mobilized personnel from the Cieza regional fire station, a total of five firefighters, a sergeant, and three vehicles (a heavy-duty truck, a heavy-duty tanker, and a command unit) who are currently working in the fire area.
Police report the need for aerial resources, confirmed by the Blanca environmental officer.
First, the helicopter of the General Directorate of Citizen Security and Emergencies based in La Pila is mobilized: pilot, firefighting technician, environmental agent, and helicopter brigade.
Subsequently, given the existing risk, the KAMOV helicopter based in La Alberquilla, belonging to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food and Environment, was mobilized.
The helicopter from the General Directorate of Citizen Security and Emergencies based in Alcantarilla is also deployed: pilot, mechanic, firefighting technician, environmental agent, and helicopter brigade.
A second fire brigade from the Cieza regional fire station is mobilized, with a total of three firefighters and a heavy-duty truck.
The helicopter based in San Javier is mobilized to coordinate the aerial resources working in the area.
The Directorate General for the Natural Environment has mobilized three forestry brigades, each commanded by their respective environmental agents and the regional chief for the area.
The mobilized brigades are Blanca, Cieza and Calasparra with a total of 18 people and the environmental agents in command (3) and 1 regional chief.
Firefighters are protecting the home located in the El Menjú area.
UME personnel, as well as the helicopter based in Zarcilla de Ramos, have been alerted.
At 12:10 p.m., the fire management team declared the fire stabilized.
Two people (mother and son) were treated while rafting down the river in Cieza. The 2-year-old son was showing symptoms of smoke inhalation and was treated on-site without the need for medical transport.