France Roadtrip Wildfire Safety & Avoidance Guide

Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 16 August 2026 at 10:23 UK time. Fire and disruption reporting verified against official sources the same day. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

Spain · official sources

The live-check toolkit for Spain

These services are the authority — ten minutes each morning covers all of them. This site's maps give you the overview between checks.

Check	Source	When
Weather alerts	AEMET warnings map — official orange/red alerts by province	Every morning
Fires & civil protection	Regional 112 services and MITECO fire information; regional governments publish evacuation notices	During any nearby event
Roads	DGT traffic map — live closures nationwide	Before any driving leg
Air / smoke	IQAir Spain	If haze is visible or fires within 100 km
Emergency	112 (all emergencies, English usually available)	—

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