Overview

• Protección Civil says 10 of 11 active fires are under control with Igüeña‑Fasgar still active, a new blaze in Almería requires attention, 35,917 people have been evacuated overall and EU aerial support ends today.
• Mañueco told the Cortes that 141,000 hectares burned across 348 fires in 23 days, argued the Junta deployed all planned resources and urged a common, non‑partisan approach to future fire response.
• Roughly 300 firefighters, forest agents and unions rallied outside the Cortes, burning bales and tyres as they demanded a permanent, year‑round public firefighting operative and the resignations of senior officials.
• Investigations continue: Protección Civil reports 56 people detained and 142 under investigation nationwide, while Mañueco said 72 fires in the region show indications of human origin and five arrests have been made.
• Scrutiny of preparedness deepened after a report that the Junta ignored agents’ offers to cut vacations at the outset of the crisis, a claim the regional ministry rejects, alongside internal bulletins that warned from August 1 of extreme risk and urged strong initial dispatches.