Residents of Villa Montahue, a neighborhood surrounded by forest plantations, face increasingly frequent fires. Eight years ago, Villa Montahue experienced its first fire threat. The residents of Villa Montahue know this from direct experience. It took four more years for them to receive permanent, solid, two-story homes in what is now Villa Montahue. However, it was Decree Law 701, imposed in 1974 by the dictatorship, that gave a major boost to pine and eucalyptus plantations.