Conca de Barberà and Anoia · Catalonia · Spain · 24 July 2021
The Santa Coloma de Queralt information sheet records the start at 15:18 on 24 July. The response initially considered roads and fields near the fire. As the fire entered the Serralada de Queralt and produced widespread spotting, the tactical focus moved to keeping the flanks within the range. The two approaches used different boundaries because the exposed territory and the behaviour of the fire had changed.
Reconstructing the tactical changes
| Setting | Tactical evidence |
|---|---|
| Fields near the origin | The report illustrates the early fire crossing the T-201. |
| Forest stands surrounded by fields | Crews considered the B-220 as a line to hold the head. The report also documents a crossing of this road. |
| Serralada de Queralt | The report describes convective spread and extensive spotting. The strategy moved towards limiting flank openings with tracks and fields, initially towards Valdeperes and Santa Maria de Miralles. |
The incident sheet also describes later emphasis on the left flank as sea-breeze effects became relevant. Its maps tie containment objectives to specific compartments and tracks. A road marked on an initial plan and a field later used to work a flank are distinct operational features. Keeping both in the chronology shows which objective each feature served. Bombers information sheet, sections on scenarios and strategy
Reported area and vegetation
The validated information sheet lists 1,789 hectares and classifies approximately 73% as forest and 27% as agricultural. The 2021 seasonal assessment lists 1,720 hectares. The totals differ by 69 hectares, about 4.0% of the seasonal figure. The sources provide useful observations about the same fire at different reporting stages, with insufficient boundary metadata in those publications to assign the difference to a specific rule. Bombers 2021 seasonal assessment
Evidence limits
The published scenario diagrams are a retrospective reconstruction of the decision process. They describe objectives and observed transitions, while a fire growth model or an estimate of the effect of a single control line would require time-stamped fire geometry and more detailed deployment records.