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Aagesen Details 'Unprecedented' State Wildfire Deployment in Senate Testimony

She outlined operations across 14 regions by 11 brigades totaling 600 firefighters.

Aagesen: El Gobierno ha hecho un despliegue "sin precedentes" contra la ola de incendios
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Overview

  • Vice‑president Sara Aagesen used an August 27 Senate appearance to give an official account of the central response to the current wave of wildfires.
  • The Ministry’s 11 forest‑fire brigades were deployed across 14 autonomous communities, according to her testimony.
  • Aagesen reported a peak day with interventions in 20 fires spread across ten provinces.
  • She emphasized that state brigades worked in coordination with the technical teams of the autonomous communities.
  • She presented a day‑by‑day log of incidents since August 1 and, as the report noted, avoided criticizing PP governments or Alberto Núñez Feijóo.