Overview

• The government will deploy about 500 additional armed-forces personnel for logistics, transport, maintenance and anti-arson patrols, not for direct firefighting.
• Around 3,000 UME members are already engaged in the direct attack on active fronts, the only force trained and authorized to do so.
• Low visibility and extreme heat have repeatedly curtailed air drops, so authorities are prioritizing evacuations and protecting lives until conditions improve.
• The political dispute sharpened as Robles accused Alberto Núñez Feijóo and the PP of demagogy over demands for wider military deployment, and PP leaders refused to declare Emergency Level 3 and dismissed Sánchez’s proposed state pact as a smokescreen.
• Officials reported additional injuries and confirmed a fourth death linked to the León fire among crews working the blazes.