Firefighters.
The fires in Castile and Leon are of the highest level of severity despite positive developments
Of the most worrying forest fires, five are in Leon, while in Asturias the three largest fires have been stabilized.
A 71-year-old climber has been rescued in Bidankoz safely but exhausted
The man was suspended while the ferrata was making its way.
There have been demonstrations in Galicia and Castile and Leon to denounce the fire situation
The forest fires in Spain are being the protagonists of the summer, so demonstrations have been held in Galicia and Ponferrada to denounce the situation in the territory and to call for the resignation of the local government.
Euskadi fire helicopter shows aerial footage of the Castile and Leon disaster
Extinction work is currently under way in the municipality of Fasgar (Leon), where thousands of hectares of fire have been burned, with a capacity of 1,000 litres.
Nearly 400 000 hectares have been burned in forest fires in Spain since the beginning of the year, most of them in August
According to data released this Wednesday by the European Union programme Copernicus, the European Fire Information System (EFFIS), the area burned in 2025 is significantly higher than the 42 615 hectares burned in 2024 in 219 forest fires.
Navarre Government cancels forest fire risk emergency plan
The Foral Government has taken this decision because of the weather conditions planned for the next few days, according to SOS Navarra.
This is how the ACV and Navarre firefighters contribute to the extinction of forest fires in Spain
A total of 58 firefighters from the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) have travelled to Castilla y León to assist in the control of forest fires following the Board's request for assistance to the Basque Government, while 24 professionals from Navarra have travelled to Asturias.
Unprecedented flood of fires: more than 344,000 hectares burned, thousands evacuated and four killed
Around a thousand people in León have protested against the management carried out so far and have called for resignations, as well as the declaration of level 3 emergency, so that the management would be transferred from the Junta de Castilla y León to the Spanish Government.
More than 50 ACV firefighters have moved to Castilla y León to help control forest fires
In particular, the measure was taken after the Junta de Castilla y León requested assistance from the Basque Government Eusko Jaurlaritza, thus joining the helicopter recently sent to help put out the fires.
One firefighter has died and another has been injured in a fire in Leon
Thus, four people have already died as a result of the fires on the Iberian peninsula, three of them in the province of León, where the fourth victim died on Tuesday from burns in Tres Cantos (Madrid).
Fire out of control in Galicia, Castile and Leon and Extremadura: thousands of hectares burned and evacuated
LAB calls for more budget for forest firefighters in Navarre
The union has appreciated the "great effort" of the forest firefighters, as well as the support of farmers, citizens and associations that have helped put out the fires this summer.
The wave of fires in Spain has united farmers and environmentalists: "The fire goes out in winter with the cleaning of the mountains."
The forest fire in Carcastillo, which has been active for six days, has been extinguished
It was not until Monday that the fire that was under control on Wednesday was surrounded and stabilized. The risk of fire in Navarre is still very high or extreme.
A forest fire in La Rioja has reached Álava
The fire has originated in the Riojana town of Gimileo, but has entered Álava by a chopstick, so the Guardia firefighters have moved to the site to assist in the extinction work.
Firefighters are still working to close the fire in Carmel
The fire that broke out on Saturday night in a wooded area of the Navarre town of Carcastillo is not yet surrounded. The firefighters continue to work on the ground and air before the air force leaves during the night.
They have managed to stabilize the great fire in the Corbieres Massif in the south of France
The fire, which broke out last Tuesday and killed one person, a woman who refused to leave her home under siege by flames, is the most serious that France has suffered since 1949.
The fire in the south of France "no longer progresses," but is not yet under control
The fire that broke out on Tuesday in the Corbieres Massif is the largest in the French state since 1949, with more than 16,000 hectares burned. The prefect of the department of Aude, Christian Pouget, has warned that it remains to be seen how many of these hectares are agricultural land.
Another fire broke out between Artajona and Añorbe, but the firefighters managed to surround it
The fire started at 6:13 p.m. and has nothing to do with the two that broke out this Tuesday. The fire started in an area of trout fields where barley and wheat crops are harvested, but the forest is nearby.
Containers have been burned at two points in Bilbao, and four cars and two motorcycles have been burned
The fires have affected the neighborhoods of Ametzola and Matiko in Bilbao, and the Ertzaintza is investigating what happened. Sugar has also affected the facades of the shops in the area, but there have been no injuries.