Overview
- The regional exercise RespuestA26 ran on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 and simulated two earthquakes (magnitudes 4.2 and 6.0) with operations centered in Santa Fe, Atarfe and the Rules reservoir area.
- Residents of Santa Fe received a controlled ES-Alert mobile warning that clearly stated the message was a test so authorities could evaluate the mass‑alert system under realistic conditions.
- More than 500 personnel from firefighters, Guardia Civil, health teams, Protección Civil, the UME and volunteer architect groups executed drills that included school evacuations, a high‑altitude church rescue and a Seveso‑type chemical incident at Fertisac in Atarfe.
- University of Granada modelling projected an extreme Rules landslide of about eight million cubic metres generating a wave over 40 metres that would overtop the dam and prompted live aerial rescues and structural inspections during the exercise.
- Organizers have closed the field operations and started inter‑agency debriefs and technical assessments to capture lessons on damage evaluation, command coordination and training needs that will shape future emergency plans and community guidance.