Overall Orange Forest fire in Spain from 22 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (66098 ha) in Spain 22 Jul 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID	WF 1029643
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	22 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2026
Duration (days):	8
People affected:	20200 in the burned area
Burned area:	66098 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	63	8125	24 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
2	0.5	89	10022	24 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
3	0.5	1951	12630	24 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
4	0.5	2154	14241	24 Jul 2026 18:00	GWIS
5	0.5	2178	15405	25 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
6	0.5	3667	21999	25 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
7	0.5	4051	24963	25 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
8	0.5	4051	25194	25 Jul 2026 14:01	GWIS
9	0.5	4053	26769	25 Jul 2026 18:01	GWIS
10	0.5	4330	30082	25 Jul 2026 22:01	GWIS
11	0.5	4330	30440	26 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
12	0.5	16671	59383	26 Jul 2026 10:02	GWIS
13	0.5	16671	59502	26 Jul 2026 14:02	GWIS
14	0.5	17430	61393	26 Jul 2026 22:01	GWIS
15	0.5	17617	61754	27 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
16	0.5	17959	63065	27 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
17	1.5	20146	64987	27 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
18	1.5	20146	64994	27 Jul 2026 14:01	GWIS
19	1.5	20161	65422	28 Jul 2026 18:01	GWIS
20	1.5	20200	66083	29 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
21	1.5	20200	66098	30 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
22	1.5	20200	66098	06 Aug 2026 18:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

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Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Castilla y Leon (population 2,653,801) . The nearest places are Madrid, Móstoles, Alcorcón, Fuenlabrada, Leganés, Getafe, Aranjuez, Ávila, Talavera de la Reina, Collado Villalba, and Navalmoral de la Mata.

Radius	Population
10 km	69000 people
5 km	52000 people
2 km	38000 people
1 km	34000 people
Burned Area	20000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Castilla y Leon	Spain	2.7 million people
Madrid	Spain	4.9 million people
Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	1.7 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Ávila	Castilla y León	Spain	City	50000 people	36 km
Talavera de la Reina	Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	City	80000 people	51 km
Collado Villalba	Madrid	Spain	City	51000 people	56 km
Móstoles	Madrid	Spain	Major city	200000 people	58 km
Alcorcón	Madrid	Spain	Major city	160000 people	61 km
Pozuelo de Alarcón	Madrid	Spain	City	69000 people	62 km
Fuenlabrada	Madrid	Spain	Major city	200000 people	64 km
Leganés	Madrid	Spain	Major city	170000 people	66 km
Getafe	Madrid	Spain	Major city	150000 people	69 km
Toledo	Castilla-La Mancha	Spain	City	74000 people	70 km
Madrid	Madrid	Spain	Capital	3.1 million people	71 km
Pinto	Madrid	Spain	City	36000 people	73 km
Segovia	Castilla y León	Spain	City	55000 people	74 km
Valdemoro	Madrid	Spain	City	44000 people	76 km
Alcobendas	Madrid	Spain	City	100000 people	79 km
Ciempozuelos	Madrid	Spain	City	17000 people	81 km
Coslada	Madrid	Spain	City	83000 people	83 km
Aranjuez	Madrid	Spain	Major city	43000 people	88 km
Torrejón de Ardoz	Madrid	Spain	City	100000 people	91 km
Navalmoral de la Mata	Extremadura	Spain	City	17000 people	100 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
La Iglesuela		430				0	25 km
Fuentemilanos		998				0	64 km
Cuatro Vientos		690	Civ.	Paved	No	4900	64 km
Getafe		618	Mil.	Paved	Yes	8100	70 km
Barajas	MAD	609	Civ.	Paved	Yes	14200	84 km
Torrejon AFB	TOJ	608	Civ.	Paved	Yes	13400	93 km
Ocana		731	Civ.	Unpaved	No	4000	100 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir	Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
	El Burguillo	Alberche	1913	7 km
			1955	19 km
	Picadas	Alberche	1952	25 km
	La Acena	Acena	1989	39 km
	Las Cogotas	Adaja	1993	43 km
	Valmayor	Aulencia	1975	46 km
	Navacerrada	Navacerrada	1968	60 km
	Castrejon	Tajo	1967	62 km
	Navalcan	Guadyerbas	1977	62 km
	El Pardo	Manzanares	1970	67 km
	Rosarito	Tietar	1958	72 km
	Santillana	Manzanares	1978	72 km
	Guajaraz	Guajaraz	1971	73 km
	Azutan	Tajo	1969	80 km
	Pedrezuela	Guadalix	1967	89 km
	La Pinilla	Lozoya	1967	92 km
	Santa Teresa Saddle Dam	Tormes	1960	96 km
	Riosequillo	Lozoya	1956	102 km
	El Villar	Lozoya	1882	106 km
	Puentes Viejas	Lozoya	1940	108 km
	Finisterre	Algodor	1977	109 km
Valdecanas	Valdecanas	Tajo	1964	112 km
	Cijara	Guadiana	1956	116 km

Nuclear plants

More information

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