Overview
- The Gobierno de Aragón reported on Thursday that the blaze near Las Peñas de Riglos has been declared stabilized ten days after it began, with satellite analysis estimating 14,500 hectares burned inside an 18,400-hectare perimeter.
- Authorities mobilized an unprecedented interadministrative force for the region, involving more than twenty institutions, roughly 1,000 personnel and nearly 40 aircraft at the operation's peak.
- Crews continue to work on remaining hotspots and will keep temporary access restrictions in place while Infoar coordinates a stabilisation phase that includes light helicopters, ten ground crews, helitranported teams, seven fire engines and a mobile command vehicle.
- Evacuation management is ongoing: 583 residents from 13 nuclei have already returned, officials are evaluating the return of 117 people from Centenero, Ena and Botaya, and temporary rehousing remains for clusters in Atarés, Santa Cruz de la Serós and Binacua.
- Next steps include extinguishing hotspots, updated on-the-ground and satellite surveys to confirm final burned area, phased demobilization of national units including a 160-person UME section, and continued social and medical support at reception centers in Ayerbe and Jaca.