Overview

• The 58-year-old firefighter lost control at kilometer 4 of the AV-P-711 near El Hornillo and was found unconscious before being pronounced dead at the scene.
• He was off duty but volunteered to replace a colleague in the level 2 response declared by the Junta de Castilla y León.
• More than 250 personnel, including 101 military members and 47 UME units, have been deployed since Monday night to combat the Barranco de las Cinco Villas blaze.
• Ground crews are holding existing fire lines awaiting aerial support to reinforce perimeter control under strong winds and rugged terrain.
• The N-502 remains closed and Mombeltrán faces partial confinement while civil and military services investigate the fire’s suspected arson origins.