Overview
- Regional leaders approved the 2026 Pladiga wildfire plan, which programs more than 33,800 hectares of fuel breaks, thinning and access work, up from about 20,000 last year.
- Medio Rural sets a 2026 goal to keep burned area at or below 29,200 hectares, a higher cap based on the 10‑year average after 2025 burned more than 118,000 hectares.
- The suppression force grows to 24 Xunta aircraft plus 9 to 10 state assets, 42 new ground brigades, more than 5,400 personnel, and nine months of duty for fixed‑discontinuous staff.
- Surveillance expands to 241 cameras with AI smoke detection in the XeoCode system, supported by drones and a new app for citizen alerts.
- Authorities name 35 high‑activity parishes, including 26 in Ourense, and fund biomass clearing near homes in 276 parishes through a Fegamp agreement of about €25 million a year.