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The Regional Directorate of the Metropolitan Onemi, in coordination with Conaf, declared a regional Preventive Early Warning due to the threat of forest fires, effective from this Saturday, December 19 and until conditions warrant it.

According to the information provided by the Chilean Meteorological Directorate (DMC), an event of high temperatures of 33 degrees is forecast for Monday, December 21, in the valley and foothills sectors of the Metropolitan region.

Product of the above, the Conaf pointed out that favorable conditions are maintained for the occurrence and spread of forest fires, especially in the provinces of Maipo, Talagante and Melipilla.

The declaration of said alert is specified in a state of reinforcement of surveillance, through precise and rigorous monitoring of the risk conditions and the respective vulnerabilities associated with the threat, coordinating and activating the Civil Protection System in order to act promptly in the event of emergency situations.

The One my He recommended that the population keep the surroundings of houses free of vegetation and debris that could burn; avoid smoking in places with vegetation that can burn; do not light fires or manipulate heat sources in areas close to vegetation, and inform yourself through the Chile Ready Viewer over the areas with the highest risk of forest fires.

In case of observing smoke or fire in vegetation areas, you can notify the Conaf (to the emergency phone number 130), Firefighters (132), Carabinieri (133) or the POI (134)

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