Forest Fire (24963 ha) in Spain 22 Jul 2026

Event summary

This forest fire is expected to have a low 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: 4051 in the burned area
Burned area: 24963 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Impact Timeline

IDLevelScorePopulation AffectedBurned Area (ha)Last UpdateSource
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 40000 people
5 km 24000 people
2 km 14000 people
1 km 9100 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

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 24 km
Fuentemilanos 998 0 62 km
Cuatro Vientos 690 Civ. Paved No 4900 68 km
Getafe 618 Mil. Paved Yes 8100 74 km
Barajas MAD 609 Civ. Paved Yes 14200 87 km

Ports

Dams

Reservoir Dam Name River Year Distance
El Burguillo Alberche 1913 5 km
1955 23 km
Picadas Alberche 1952 29 km
Las Cogotas Adaja 1993 38 km
La Acena Acena 1989 39 km
Valmayor Aulencia 1975 48 km
Navacerrada Navacerrada 1968 61 km
Navalcan Guadyerbas 1977 61 km
Castrejon Tajo 1967 66 km
El Pardo Manzanares 1970 69 km
Rosarito Tietar 1958 70 km
Santillana Manzanares 1978 74 km
Guajaraz Guajaraz 1971 79 km
Azutan Tajo 1969 81 km
Pedrezuela Guadalix 1967 91 km
Santa Teresa Saddle Dam Tormes 1960 91 km
La Pinilla Lozoya 1967 92 km
Riosequillo Lozoya 1956 103 km

Nuclear plants

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