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FIRE IN NAVARRE

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Rain is helping to extinguish the Urzainki fire, but it makes it difficult for vehicles to access

Forest tracks are impassable, soil instability has increased and the possibility of falling elements remains, all of which poses a risk to professionals and increases the likelihood of the emergence of secondary fire zones  2.

Bomberos trabajan en la extinción del incendio forestal de Urzainki.



REMITIDA / HANDOUT por GOBIERNO DE NAVARRA

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21/8/2026
The workers are working with Urzaink. Photo: Government of Navarre.

Storms have left 5 litres of rain around Urzainki (Navarre) on Thursday, while temperatures are fallingwith low lows and highs close to 20 ° C, making it easier to work with manual tools, 112 SOS Navarra reported.

However, due to heavy rains, forest tracks are out of use and soil instability has increased, making it difficult for vehicles to enter and heavy machinery to advance, and the risk of falling elements remains.

This situation, in addition to posing a risk to the safety of professionals, increases the risk of creating secondary hotspots, so SOS Navarra has asked the population to stay away from this area to avoid unnecessary risks .

An extensive device.

This Friday, workers from various groups are working in the fire area, with a variety of material resources:

  • Fire parksin Tafalla, Peralta, Sangüesa, Lodosa and Navascués.
  • Volunteer firefighters, Isaba.
  • Support: two Aragon Forest Brigades, ground personnel of the Lubia and Ejea Forest Fire Reinforcement Brigades and Burguete Comprehensive Prevention Teams.
  • Air assets: three Navarre Government helicopters; two helicopters from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge; one bomber helicopter from Plasencia del Monte; and three bomber helicopters, two from Lubia and one from Ejea.
  • Environmental personnel: Environmental technicians and rangers, two bulldozer, motorcyclists and volunteers from the area, in coordination with the General Council of the Roncal, as well as Civil Protection technicians working on air resources coordination.
  • Prevention and Security: Technical Rescue Team, Basic Life Support Ambulance of the Extra-hospital Emergency Service of the Department of Health and Foral Police patrols.

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