The map of the wildfires in Spain leaves this Monday a situation much more favorable than that experienced during the last days of July, although emergency services maintain a wide deployment in several points of the country. The Fermoselle fire (Zamora) continues to be the main active focus, while the large fires that affected Madrid, Ávila, Toledo, and Castellón have evolved positively and are in advanced phases of control or monitoring.

The high temperatures and extreme fire risk require, however, to maintain maximum caution. Authorities insist that the weather conditions remain very favorable for any flare-up to spread quickly, so numerous ground and aerial resources continue to be deployed in the most sensitive areas.

The Fermoselle fire remains active in the Arribes del Duero

The fire declared in Fermoselle remains active, although it has dropped to level one of danger and its evolution has improved significantly compared to the first days of the emergency. The flames remain contained in most of the perimeter and the work is now concentrated on some localized hotspots in the most inaccessible areas of the Arribes del Duero canyon, where access is particularly complicated for ground resources.

The affected area is around 11,000 hectares and the administrations have begun to activate the first aid for the affected farmers, while monitoring work continues to prevent reactivations favored by the wind and high temperatures.

Madrid, Ávila, and Toledo consolidate the improvement

The situation has clearly improved in the large fire that affected the Community of Madrid, Ávila, and part of Toledo. After leaving behind the national interest emergency, the operatives continue on the ground to consolidate the perimeters, review hot spots, and prevent possible reproductions.

Although the risk has decreased considerably, authorities maintain vigilance due to the weather conditions expected for the coming days, especially during the central hours of the day.

Castellón maintains vigilance after stabilizing the fire

The fire in the Sierra de Espadán is also evolving favorably after emergency services managed to stabilize the fire. Despite this, surveillance work on the ground continues to detect possible reactivations and fully secure the affected perimeter.

The fire has left a significant mark on the natural park and the affected municipalities, where the first damage assessment and environmental recovery tasks have already begun.

The heat keeps the risk very high in a good part of Spain

Although the large wildfires recorded in recent weeks are evolving favorably, weather forecasts require maintaining a high level of alert. The high temperatures, low humidity, and wind continue to create conditions conducive to the emergence of new fires and the reactivation of apparently controlled hotspots.

Emergency services remind the importance of taking extreme precautions, avoiding any activity that could cause a fire, and following the authorities' instructions at all times in case new hotspots are detected.

Source - https://www.democrata.es