Overview
- Government agencies reported on Friday that the country has no active wildfires, while five incidents remain under control in Apurímac, Cusco and Junín with military and aerial teams on standby to prevent reactivation.
- Recent rains were credited with extinguishing long‑running fires, including a 19‑day blaze in Río Tambo that Sernanp declared out and which is now under close monitoring for hot spots.
- Preliminary damage tallies show heavy human and economic tolls: official counts list 12 deaths, hundreds injured or affected, thousands of hectares burned and many homes, water connections and crops destroyed.
- Response relied on local brigades, bomberos and the Armed Forces using aerial systems such as Guardián and helibalde for water drops, but reporting highlights gaps in regional capacity and shortages of protective gear for community brigadistas.
- Longer term risks persist because historical data show tens of thousands of fires and millions of hectares lost between 2017–2025 and roughly 5.7 million people live in high‑risk districts, prompting calls for integrated fire management, reforestation and recovery funding.