Overview

• Containment improved across multiple fronts as cooler, more humid conditions created a short window to consolidate gains, but the Fasgar fire in Igüeña (León) deteriorated after gusty winds broke defensive lines.
• Authorities reported around a dozen blazes at operational level 2, with generally favorable evolution in Castilla y León, Galicia and Asturias following days of large, simultaneous fires.
• Virginia Barcones, director of Civil Protection, described a decisive 48‑hour opportunity to finish off the most active fires, noting wind remains the primary complication.
• Residents in parts of León and Zamora began returning or were reallocated as conditions allowed, including the realojamiento of five villages in Porto (Zamora) and returns in ten localities linked to La Baña and Garaño.
• The Council of Ministers approved a decree to standardize prevention and response plans as PP leaders criticized the timing, while a coalition of groups called a Friday protest in Valladolid seeking dismissals over regional fire management and the King and Queen continued visits in Ourense after touring Sanabria and Las Médulas.