Through the alert issued by the National Personnel Recovery Center - CENRP and the National Risk Management Unit - UNGRD, the Colombian Aerospace Force has directed its resources to provide support in the areas of fire in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta.
Air Combat Command No.3 has arranged the Bell-212 helicopters and the Bambi Bucket system, which lead to carrying out water drops and retardant liquid in order to mitigate the forest emergency.
About 2,226 liters of water and 3 liters of retardant liquid have been drop in order to mitigate the conflagration.
The Aerospace Force has put into service all its air resources and crew personnel in order to join forces before this emergency and thus safeguard the good physical condition of Colombians, their fauna and flora.
Source: Public Communication Office CACOM 3
