Table 4 Current regulatory framework for wildfire control. The regulations applicable to each parish under study are listed, along with detailed explanations and corresponding legal references

Coast

Alhajuela

1. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BOOK 5 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT, WHICH INCORPORATES THE UNNUMBERED TITLE “OF THE PROTECTION, CONSERVATION, USE AND MANAGEMENT OF URBAN TREES AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN THE CANTON OF PORTOVIEJO”

Official Gazette—Special Edition N° 861—Monday, May 8, 2023

This ordinance refers to urban infrastructure and the planning of urban trees. Concerning to fires, it limits itself to mentioning on which part of the urban furniture the structural firefighting equipment should be placed, as well as the emergency actions to be taken by administrative and operative management in parks with forests or forest plantations (wildfires)

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Organic Code of the Environment

* Ministerial Agreement 018 of February 23, 2016, of the Ministry of Environment

* Ministerial Agreement 059 of March 23, 2017

* Ordinance Regulating the Institutional Development of the Canton of Portoviejo

2. ORDINANCE INCORPORATING THE PORTOVIEJO 2035 PLAN INTO MUNICIPAL REGULATIONS

Official Gazette—Special Edition No. 1611—Friday, July 9, 2021

It regulates the protection of commercial land, homes, and businesses against fires. Regarding wildfires, it refers to the generation of prevention systems, that is: fuel volume control, controlled burns, and firebreak strips, it will also oversee the research of sustainability, resilience, and carbon sequestration processes, as well as the intervention and recovery of degraded areas with native species

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Organic Law of Land Management, Land Use and Management

* Organic Planning and Public Finance Code

3. ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORDINANCE REGULATING THE FEES FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY THE PORTOVIEJO FIRE DEPARTMENT “CORONEL JOSÉ ANTONIO MARÍA GARCÍA PINOARGOTE”

Official Gazette—Third Supplement No. 400—Monday, March 1, 2021

Establishes requirements and fees for operating permits, drawing of plans and other services provided by the Fire Department, so that establishments comply with structural fire safety standards. It does not refer to wildfires

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Fire Defense Law

* General Regulations of the Fire Defense Law

* Resolution No. 0010-CNC-2014 COMPETENCY FIRE SERVICE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DECENTRALIZED GOVERNMENTS

Simón Bolívar

1. SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE OF INTEGRATION INTO THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND OPERATION OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE SANTA ELENA CANTON

Official Gazette No. 523—May 27, 2015

It regulates the inspection and granting of permits for constructions and buildings as well as compliance with fire prevention and/or closure regulations. With respect to wildfires, this law states that it fights wildfires and will guarantee the timely provision of its services in areas of defense against wildfires

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador@* Fire Defense Law@* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

Sierra

Susudel

1. SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE, WHICH REPEALS THE ORDINANCE OF ASSIGNMENT OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OF THE CANTON OF SAN FELIPE DE OÑA

Official Gazette—Special Edition No. 850—Friday, April 28, 2023

The Fire Department should carry out structural and wildfire prevention campaigns. In addition to fighting wildfires

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Organic Code of the Public Security and Public Order Entities

* Fire Defense Law

San Miguel

1. At the parish and canton levels, there are no regulations that refer to wildfires, but only to forest land located in rural areas

Official Gazette—Special Edition Nº 1916—Friday, January 28, 2022

It deals with the determination of the additional tax that finances the firefighting service for the benefit of the Fire Department of Canton Salcedo

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Tax Code

* Organic Law on Rural Lands and Ancestral Territories

Amazon

7 de Julio

1. ORDINANCE FOR THE CREATION AND DELIMITATION OF THE AREA OF CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF THE PANTHER FOREST (ACUSBLP)

Official Gazette—Special Edition Nº 89,843—Friday, June 2, 2023

This ordinance indicates that when wildfires that affect natural vegetation cover are caused, they will be sanctioned in accordance with the provisions of the Integral Penal Code

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Integral Penal Code

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Organic Code of the Environment

2. ORDENANZA QUE REGULA LA GESTIÓN DE LOS SERVICIOS DE PREVENCIÓN, PROTECCIÓN, SOCORRO Y EXTINCIÓN DE INCENDIOS EN EL CANTÓN SHUSHUFINDI, DEL CUERPO DE BOMBEROS ADSCRITO AL GAD MUNICIPAL DE SHUSHUFINDI

Official Gazette—Special Edition No. 243—March 17, 2016

It is indicated that among the duties and attributions of the Shushufindi Fire Department is that of fighting wildfires

* Constitution of the Republic of Ecuador

* Organic Code of Territorial Organization, Autonomy and Decentralization

* Fire Defense Law

* General Regulations of the Fire Defense Law

* Ordinances issued by the Autonomous Decentralized Municipal Government of Canton Shushufindi