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Wildfire defence for every home across the Costa del Sol.
Wildfire risk is accelerating.
Europe's wildfire environment is changing. Rising temperatures, longer and more intense fire seasons, and increasingly extreme conditions are creating a new level of risk — faster than anywhere else on earth.
Hectares burned across the EU · 2026 season to date
729,384
That is 1.8× the 20-year average — and the season is not over. In 2025, 1,079,538 hectares burned: the largest area EFFIS has recorded since measurements began in 2006.
+0.56°C
per decade
Europe is the fastest-warming continent, warming more than twice as fast as the global average.
4×
more fires
8,343 fires were reported in 2024 — more than four times the 17-year average. Major fires have increased every year since 2017.
1,079,538
ha · 2025 — worst on record
Hectares burned across the EU in 2025 — the largest area recorded by EFFIS since records began in 2006.
729,384
ha · 2026 — 1.8× the average
Burned across the EU so far this season, current to 23 September 2026. Figures refresh automatically every day from Copernicus EFFIS.
Spain · 2026 season to date
210,104 ha
Burnt area logged in Spain by the GDACS satellite feed this season.
Within 250 km of Marbella · 2026
56,715 ha
Burnt area recorded around the Costa del Sol and its hinterland, current to 23 September 2026. Smaller local fires below the satellite threshold are not included.
Last year broke the record. This year is already running ahead of it.
Hotter. Drier. Longer fire seasons. The risk is changing — and protection has to change with it.
Sources: Copernicus Climate Change Service, European Commission Joint Research Centre and European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). Burned-area figures pulled directly from EFFIS and refreshed weekly; current to 23 September 2026.
Why this coastline
Málaga province combines everything wildfire needs: steep pine and scrub slopes, long rainless summers, terral winds that push a front downhill in minutes, and homes built right into the vegetation. Access roads are narrow, hydrant pressure on the upper urbanisations is limited, and brigades are stretched across the whole coast at once.
The most reliable defence is the one that is already in place before the fire arrives. A home that has been soaked ahead of the front does not wait for roads to clear, hydrants to hold or crews to reach it — it is already protected. That is the principle behind every system we install.
Read our fire reports from the Costa del Sol →Completed wildfire risk assessments
- La Zagaleta
- Marbella Club Golf Resort
- El Madroñal
- Nueva Andalucía
- Marbella Golden Mile
- Sierra Blanca
- Los Monteros
- Sotogrande
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Costa del Sol first. Then every coastline that burns like it.
The same system suits southern Portugal, the Greek islands, southern France, California and Australia. If your property sits outside our current service area, tell us where — we are planning expansion around demand.
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