Any person who suffers accidents to their bodies (injured or deceased) due to their participation in forest fire extinction work.

The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Directorate General for Biodiversity, Forests and Desertification, is the policy-maker.

Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (by virtue of Law 43/2003, of 21 November, on Forestry, BOE of 22 November, and the Legal Statute of the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 7/2004, of 29 October).

Explained in detail in our section "Filing a claim for compensation".

You must contact us as soon as possible for us to be able to start the process. Although you do not have all the documentation required or it is incomplete, which is normal due to the characteristics of this type of claim, we need to know, as soon as possible, the incident that is the object of this cover.

Yes.

The amount of compensation is regulated by Order PCM/641/2021 of 21 June. This Order can be found in our Legislation section.

When dealing with an injured person, the person him or herself. When it is a deceased person, their heirs.

Using the following email address: incendioforestal@consorseguros.es

In order to find out what documentation must be supplied, go to the heading on processing compensation within the Forest Fire section.

YES. It must be accredited by certification of competent authority.