112 emergencies trigger Balearic wildfire aid

People and organisations able to prove losses from wildfires in the Balearic Islands can now seek government aid. Spain’s Cabinet declared the affected areas severely hit by a civil-protection emergency on 15 September. The decision covers 112 damaging incidents across 14 autonomous communities recorded between 27 July and 31 August 2026.

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The list includes summer forest fires in the Balearics and other parts of Spain, alongside the Granada earthquake sequence, heatwaves, heavy rain and flooding. Some fires began before that period, but were included because their operational response was reported to the National Emergency Centre between those dates.

Who can claim support

Applications go to the Interior Ministry’s Civil Protection and Emergencies department. Aid can cover personal injury, damage to homes and household belongings, and costs faced by local councils.

Industrial, commercial and service businesses may also be eligible. So may people and companies that supplied work or goods during the emergency response.

The Interior Ministry will also consider waiving traffic authority fees for replacement driving licences and vehicle-registration documents, cancelling written-off vehicles and replacing lost or destroyed identity cards.

Tax relief and repairs

The Finance Ministry will set out exemptions from property tax and reductions in tax on economic activities. Personal-injury aid will remain exempt from income tax.

Local authorities can receive grants covering up to 50% of projects to repair municipal infrastructure, facilities and equipment. Ministries may also designate special action areas and treat public-infrastructure repairs as emergency works.

Government spokeswoman Elma Saiz said the measures could be widened once a fuller assessment of the damage is available, with the aim of supporting recovery and a return to normality.

112 emergencies: Spain opens Balearic wildfire aid

Who can claim support

Tax relief and repairs