Rural Fire Management Network: "One must avoid treating those who suffer from a fire as culprits"

The Rural Fire Management Network presented to the Senate Committees on Constitutional Affairs and General Legislation its technical position on the modifications to the Fire Management Law (Law No. 26,815), included in the Bill for the Inviolability of Private Property (Exp. PE 13/26). From the entity—which groups fire management consortia in different regions of the country—they pointed out that the reform "does not imply an environmental relaxation" but "seeks to correct distortions of the current regime that have generated adverse legal and economic effects without reducing fires." Specifically, they considered that a central point is "avoiding treating those who suffer a fire as culprits." As they explained, the current legislation (Law No. 27,604) introduced automatic restrictions on land use after fires, without distinguishing their origin or the circumstances of the incident. "A scheme was configured that, in practice, presumes guilt and applies consequences on owners who ...