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In Spain A lightning-started wildfire near Segorbe burned roughly 630 hectares of the Sierra Calderona area. Around 1,000 residents and summer visitors in Gátova were evacuated while hundreds of firefighters and numerous aircraft fought the blaze. Authorities managed to slow the fire, although the situation remained unstable. Similar emergencies increasingly force governments to balance evacuation, firefighting resources, prevention and protection of natural areas. Because those priorities compete for limited money and personnel, the story lends itself to a highly relatable public-safety poll.
