{"id":60374,"date":"2025-07-29T22:53:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60374"},"modified":"2025-08-05T23:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T21:31:15","slug":"the-burns-suffered-by-a-military-emergency-unit-ume-truck-in-a-forest-fire-in-avila-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/07\/29\/the-burns-suffered-by-a-military-emergency-unit-ume-truck-in-a-forest-fire-in-avila-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"The burns suffered by a Military Emergency Unit (UME) truck in a forest fire in \u00c1vila, Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting forest fires is a risky endeavor that can sometimes lead to very dangerous situations.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/08\/22\/heroes-between-the-flames-the-images-of-the-soldiers-of-the-ume-in-the-fire-of-tenerife\/\">Heroes between the flames: the images of the soldiers of the UME in the fire of Tenerife<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/09\/18\/spanish-soldiers-from-two-ume-battalions-come-to-the-aid-of-portugal\/\">Spanish soldiers from three UME battalions come to the aid of Portugal<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, the <strong>First Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM I)<\/strong> of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), based in Torrej\u00f3n de Ardoz (Madrid), and the <strong>Fifth Emergency Intervention Battalion (BIEM V)<\/strong>, based in Le\u00f3n, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UMEgob\/status\/1949985876630454585\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">were deployed to combat the Cuevas del Valle forest fire in Mombeltr\u00e1n (\u00c1vila)<\/a>. Here we see a video from the UME showing the deployment of the BIEM I vehicles:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Unidades del Primer Batallon de Intervenci\u00f3n <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BIEM1?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BIEM1<\/a> salen de su base en Torrej\u00f3n para sumarse a las misiones de extinci\u00f3n del <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IFMombeltr%C3%A1n?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IFMombeltr\u00e1n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IFCuevasDelValle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IFCuevasDelValle<\/a> en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%C3%81vila?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u00c1vila<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naturalezacyl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@naturalezacyl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/112cyl?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@112cyl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Defensagob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Defensagob<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Nyb6b74O8\">pic.twitter.com\/5Nyb6b74O8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UME (@UMEgob) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMEgob\/status\/1949985876630454585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This afternoon, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950173729830428688\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Twitter account of ATBRIF<\/a>, the Association of Workers of the Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigade (BRIF) of the Ministry of Ecological Transition, has published this video in which we see the moment in which <strong>a fire front was about to completely burn down a BIEM I truck<\/strong> on a forest road in the aforementioned fire in \u00c1vila:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83c\udfa5<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IFCuevasDelValle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IFCuevasDelValle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%C3%81vila?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u00c1vila<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Video del salto de la pista en el momento que las llamas alcanzaron el cami\u00f3n autobomba\ud83d\ude92de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Todo qued\u00f3 en un susto por suerte y este es uno de los muchos riesgos que corremos en <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IIFF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IIFF<\/a> los <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BomberosForestales?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BomberosForestales<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Somos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BRIF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BRIF<\/a> de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mitecogob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mitecogob<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jiusuSuVII\">pic.twitter.com\/jiusuSuVII<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATBRIF (@AT_Brif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950173729830428688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950132359753503133\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATBRIF has also published a video showing the damage suffered by the vehicle<\/a>, a Renault Trucks K 430 4x4 fire truck, ET 120445 (the UME has 47 units of this model):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">11:50\ud83c\udfa5<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IFCuevasDelValle?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IFCuevasDelValle<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%C3%81vila?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u00c1vila<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Por suerte solo ha quedado en un susto y se contin\u00faa el trabajo en equipo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UMEgob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UMEgob<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brifpuertopico?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brifpuertopico<\/a> y <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brif_iglesuela?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@brif_iglesuela<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Somos <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BRIF?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BRIF<\/a> de <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mitecogob?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mitecogob<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TqzdksLmpV\">pic.twitter.com\/TqzdksLmpV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ATBRIF (@AT_Brif) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950132359753503133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>\"<strong>The fire has jumped the runway reaching a UME fire engine truck<\/strong>\"<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950131666778837193\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATBRIF has indicated<\/a>, which adds: <em>\"fortunately only material damage.\"<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687434726_5130ff81b4_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687434726_1b46d0435b_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AT_Brif\/status\/1950131666778837193\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ATBRIF has published this series of photos<\/a> in which we see forest firefighters from a BRIF extinguishing the flames in the UME vehicle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657898_7c2531b754_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657898_10bd20d6a0_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>\"<strong>Luckily, it was just a scare and teamwork continues<\/strong>\"<\/em>, ATBRIF notes. The UME has not published anything about this incident on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/umegob\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">its Twitter channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657903_4b8717913c_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657903_a0e9b05d40_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this image published by ATBRIF, now with less smoke, <strong>we see the state the truck is in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657918_297f6da214_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54687657918_d56042a9a2_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the enlarged image, in which we see the burns in the vehicle's cabin and rear compartment:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54686655557_f5636bd82d_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54686655557_c4b9f536d3_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This incident should help us appreciate even more the work done by the members of the UMW and forest firefighters<\/strong>, true heroes who, in exchange for very modest salaries, perform risky work protecting our forests and our homes from fire. My deepest gratitude to them.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, my special thoughts and prayers for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemadrid.es\/noticias\/sociedad\/Muere-un-bombero-forestal-en-un-accidente-de-trafico-mientras-se-dirigia-al-incendio-de-Avila-0-2802019785--20250729114012.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the 58-year-old forest firefighter who died today in a traffic accident<\/a> while he was on his way to the fire. <strong>Today was his day off, but he went to the extinguishing work to replace another colleague<\/strong>, given the extent of the fire. My condolences and my hug to his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fighting forest fires is a risky endeavor that can sometimes lead to very dangerous situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[11550,19534],"tags":[1026,11462,11235,14232,14627,16991,17624,19953,24950],"class_list":["post-60374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense","category-defense-portada-eng","tag-avila","tag-spain","tag-castile-and-leon","tag-quinto-batallon-de-intervencion-en-emergencias-biem-v","tag-primer-batallon-de-intervencion-en-emergencias-biem-i","tag-forest-fires","tag-military-emergency-unit-ume","tag-renault-trucks-k-430","tag-mombeltran"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-14 22:27:04","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60374\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}