Wildfires have already ravaged 194,122 hectares in Spain since the beginning of 2026, an area 5.8 times larger than that recorded on the same dates last year, when 33,360 hectares had burned. This is evident from the provisional data provided this Wednesday by sources from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) during the meeting of the Environmental Management Committee.
The balance also reflects a notable increase in large wildfires. So far this year, 39 large wildfires have been counted, those affecting more than 500 hectares, compared to the 12 recorded in the same period of 2025.
The Government urges not to let guard down
Despite the positive evolution of large wildfires, the Environmental Management Committee has insisted on the need to maintain maximum caution during the coming days.
The Ministry warns that the risk of fire remains very high in much of the north, east, and central peninsula. In addition, an extreme danger level persists in areas of the interior of the Mediterranean communities, southern Andalusia, and the more mountainous Canary Islands.
Weather forecasts also indicate a new increase in the risk of fires heading into the next weekend.
Operations continue in Aragón and Ávila
In recent days, the Ministry's resources have focused much of their activity in the Huesca Pyrenees, where several small-scale fires have been recorded, but especially complex due to their location and the combination of high temperatures with thunderstorms, one of the usual causes of this type of fire.
The teams have also intervened in various reactivations of the Burgohondo (Ávila) fire, one of the largest fires recorded this summer, where surveillance and perimeter consolidation work continues to prevent new flare-ups.