The Prosecutor’s Office investigates the connection of the fire wave with the lack of prevention plans
The Specialized Prosecutor’s Office and Urbanism investigates the connection of the dramatic fire wave that Castilla y León and other autonomies with “The absence or, where appropriate, the inadmissible application of the prevention plans” of forest fires by the competent administrations, a mandatory determined by the Montes Law.
The Prosecutor of the Environment and Urban Planning Hall already asks for every year that is proven if there are prevention plans.
In a letter from the Environment Prosecutor’s Office to provincial prosecutors with powers in that area, dated August 18, 2025, published today by The countryis insisted on the main objective of fire prevention plans, which “is to avoid the occurrence of fires and, in case they take place, minimize its negative effects, protecting lives, properties and the environment. “
“This is achieved by implementing measures to reduce the probability of ignition, control the spread of fire and ensure safe evacuation,” he says.
“That is, it is a set of actions and strategies designed to protect the life, property and environment of the destructive effects of fires, through the anticipation and control of the associated risks,” he adds.