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Andalusia Ends Wildfire Season With 6,327 Hectares Burned as Orange Rain Alerts Issued

Recent Infoca investments, including two new units, strengthened the response.

Overview

  • Andalusia’s burned area accounted for about 1% of Spain’s total this period, totaling 6,327 hectares with 1,600 hectares of forest and a year-on-year decline of 2,600 hectares.
  • Infoca reported 876 interventions across 182 fires and 694 initial outbreaks, which is 140 more than the decade’s average.
  • The seasonal campaign, extended by late rains and high temperatures, concluded on October 31, and authorities classify current fire danger as low from November 1 while cautioning that incidents remain possible.
  • Operations this summer were complicated by two heatwaves from June 28–July 1 and August 3–18, with the second described as the most intense on record.
  • Aemet forecasts orange alerts for heavy rain on Wednesday in Cádiz, Huelva and Sevilla, and officials advise avoiding unnecessary travel.