Overall Orange Forest fire in Spain from 25 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC to 30 Jul 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (13370 ha) in Spain 25 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 1029794
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	25 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2026
Duration (days):	5
People affected:	19334 in the burned area
Burned area:	13370 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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26 Jul 07:00 26 Jul 11:01 26 Jul 15:01 26 Jul 23:01 27 Jul 03:02 27 Jul 07:01 27 Jul 11:01 27 Jul 15:03 28 Jul 19:01 28 Jul 23:04 29 Jul 03:03 29 Jul 11:03 30 Jul 03:04 30 Jul 11:05 09 Aug 19:44

Impact Timeline

ID	Score	Population Affected	Burned Area (ha)	Last Update	Source
1	0.5	12589	6368	26 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
2	0.5	15811	7603	26 Jul 2026 10:02	GWIS
3	0.5	15824	7677	26 Jul 2026 14:02	GWIS
4	0.5	17625	9763	26 Jul 2026 22:01	GWIS
5	0.5	17833	9871	27 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
6	0.5	17765	11403	27 Jul 2026 06:01	GWIS
7	1.5	18278	12089	27 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
8	1.5	18372	12127	27 Jul 2026 14:01	GWIS
9	1.5	18486	12406	28 Jul 2026 18:01	GWIS
10	1.5	19333	13175	28 Jul 2026 22:01	GWIS
11	1.5	19333	13193	29 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
12	1.5	19331	13253	29 Jul 2026 10:01	GWIS
13	1.5	19334	13346	30 Jul 2026 02:01	GWIS
14	1.5	19334	13362	30 Jul 2026 10:00	GWIS
15	1.5	19334	13370	09 Aug 2026 18:02	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Valenciana (population 3,814,937) . The nearest places are Valencia, La Vall d'Uxo, Nules, Burriana, Castellón de la Plana, Sagunto, Alboraya, Alaquàs, Picassent, Alginet, and Oliva.

Radius	Population
10 km	140000 people
5 km	85000 people
2 km	57000 people
1 km	43000 people
Burned Area	19000 people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Valenciana	Spain	3.8 million people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
La Vall d'Uxo	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	8 km
Nules	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	12000 people	9 km
Burriana	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	30000 people	14 km
Castellón de la Plana	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	21 km
Sagunto	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	23 km
Alboraya	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	21000 people	43 km
Valencia	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	Major city	790000 people	47 km
Alaquàs	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	28000 people	51 km
Picassent	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	17000 people	61 km
Alginet	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	13000 people	72 km
Sueca	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	26000 people	76 km
L’Alcudia	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	79 km
Cullera	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	23000 people	80 km
Alzira	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	42000 people	83 km
Benicarló	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	21000 people	83 km
Requena	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	20000 people	85 km
Teruel	Aragón	Spain	City	33000 people	88 km
Vinarós	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	90 km
Gandía	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	61000 people	102 km
Xàtiva	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	-	102 km
Oliva	Valenciana (Valencia)	Spain	City	24000 people	108 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
Castellon de la Plana		2	Civ.	Paved	No	3100	27 km
Valencia	VLC	69	Civ.	Paved	Yes	8800	48 km

Ports

Name	LOCODE	Country	Distance
Burriana	ESBRX	Spain	17 km
Sagunto	ESSAG	Spain	26 km
Castellon de la Plana	ESCAS	Spain	26 km
Valencia	ESVLC	Spain	48 km
Vinaroz	ESVZR	Spain	91 km
Gandia	ESGAN	Spain	100 km

Dams

Dam Name	River	Year	Distance
Sichar	Mijares	1960	14 km
Maria Cristina	La Viuda	1920	18 km
Arenos	Mijares	1978	34 km
Loriguilla	Turia	1967	62 km
Benageber	Turia	1955	74 km
Forata	Magro	1969	80 km
El Naranjero	Jucar	1989	85 km
Cortes de Pallas	Jucar	1989	90 km
Tous	Jucar	1994	90 km
La Muela	Offstream Jucar	1988	92 km
Santolea	Guadalope	1932	98 km

Nuclear plants

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