Besides, Jimenez said, the damaged area is not so wide such that it is manageable to do the thermal imaging on foot. There are, however, some rough terrain that the teams found difficult to scale, he added.
Jimenez, who heads the Incident Management Team, is hoping that the assessment and ground verification teams will be able to complete their evaluation by Saturday and declare a fire out by Monday.
Last Friday, Project NOAH researcher Rodrigo Narod Eco said that the images taken by the thermal camera will be the basis for authorities to declare if the area is already clear of fire.[]
Aerial shots taken on April 7 and April 15 showed no signs of active fire, he said.
Jimenez said that no more fires have been observed so far since last week, although fire responders are still seeing minor smokes in some parts.[]
