Overall Orange Forest fire in Spain from 10 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC to 17 Aug 2026 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (19294 ha) in Spain 10 Aug 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 1030410
Countries:	Spain
Start Date - Last detection*:	10 Aug 2026 - 17 Aug 2026
Duration (days):	7
People affected:	231 in the burned area
Burned area:	19294 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	24	5019	12 Aug 2026 06:02	GWIS
2	0.5	24	5109	12 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
3	0.5	24	5107	12 Aug 2026 14:01	GWIS
4	0.5	32	6965	12 Aug 2026 18:02	GWIS
5	0.5	37	7153	12 Aug 2026 22:02	GWIS
6	0.5	40	7828	13 Aug 2026 02:01	GWIS
7	0.5	70	10116	13 Aug 2026 06:02	GWIS
8	0.5	73	10318	13 Aug 2026 10:01	GWIS
9	0.5	73	10326	13 Aug 2026 14:02	GWIS
10	0.5	100	11575	13 Aug 2026 18:02	GWIS
11	0.5	101	11746	13 Aug 2026 22:02	GWIS
12	0.5	101	11832	14 Aug 2026 06:01	GWIS
13	0.5	107	12233	14 Aug 2026 10:02	GWIS
14	0.5	128	12830	14 Aug 2026 14:02	GWIS
15	0.5	143	15659	14 Aug 2026 18:03	GWIS
16	0.5	143	15998	15 Aug 2026 02:03	GWIS
17	0.5	149	16427	15 Aug 2026 06:03	GWIS
18	0.5	216	17841	15 Aug 2026 10:03	GWIS
19	0.5	221	18203	15 Aug 2026 14:02	GWIS
20	0.5	221	18258	16 Aug 2026 06:03	GWIS
21	0.5	222	18797	16 Aug 2026 18:04	GWIS
22	0.5	231	19289	18 Aug 2026 02:02	GWIS
23	1.5	231	19294	23 Aug 2026 06:01	GWIS

Fires Joined

This event includes other close identified fires:

Exposed population

The forest fire happened in Spain , Autonomous Community of Aragon (population 1,226,431) . The nearest places are Pamplona, Zaragoza, Jaca, Huesca, Ejea de los Caballeros, Tafalla, Oloron, Burlada, Barbastro, Tudela, and Pau.

Radius	Population
10 km	12000 people
5 km	2000 people
2 km	<1000 people
1 km	<1000 people
Burned Area	<1000 people

Affected Provinces

Critical infrastructure

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

More information

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