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Wildfire on Čvrsnica spreads as strong wind prevents aerial firefighting

started September 23, 2026 at 9:24 AM · last changed 7h ago

Summary

According to the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton civil protection operations centre, the fire on Čvrsnica and Blidinje has been active for eleven days, with strong wind now spreading it further and preventing aerial firefighting. Croatian water-bombing planes, whose deployment had been approved, were expected at the site, while firefighters from Jablanica and Livno worked on the ground, including at the Razvale site at around 1,890 metres altitude.

This summary was written by a language model from the 15 sources listed below.

Extract from the source

JABLANICA, 23. rujna (FENA) - Gašenje požara na Čvrsnici otežava pojačan intenzitet vjetra pa se požar konstanto širi, izvijestili su u srijedu iz Operativnog centra

Main source

09:24 AMFENA (Federalna novinska agencija)Open the original ↗

Locations

  • Čvrsnica · Natural area

    Place named; boundary not confirmed.

Places mentioned in the report

Croatia is marked because water-bombing planes requested for firefighting come from there, while Livno and West Herzegovina Canton are marked because firefighting crews deployed on the ground come from there. Bosnia and Herzegovina and Herzegovina-Neretva Canton represent the wider administrative framework in which the fire is located.

  • where it happenedČvrsnica - location of the fire

Timeline

  1. Operativni centar civilne zaštite Hercegovačko-neretvanske županije izvijestio je da se požar na Čvrsnici, na lokalitetu Razvale na 1890 metara nadmorske visine, konstantno širi zbog pojačanog intenziteta vjetra. Na terenu su angažovani pripadnici PVJ-a i DVD-a Jablanica te vatrogasci iz Livna, dok kanaderi i helikopter zbog nepovoljnih vremenskih uslova nisu mogli djelovati.

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  2. New reports say the fire has been active for eleven days, that Croatian water bombers have arrived at Blidinje but are waiting for temperatures of at least 7°C to fly safely (currently around 3°C), and that firefighters from West Herzegovina Canton have joined the effort, along with details on roughly two kilometres of high-pressure hose laid toward 1,800 metres altitude and a protective line being prepared between Mandina Plana and Orlovača.

    Čvrsnica · 4 sources

  3. New reports state that strengthened wind is causing the fire to spread continuously, hampering aerial firefighting, and that Croatian water-bombing planes, whose arrival was requested and approved, were expected at the site. They also note that firefighters from Jablanica's professional and volunteer units, along with crews from Livno, fought the fire at the Razvale site (1,890 m).

    Čvrsnica · 1 source

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Sources (15)

15 reports · 8 sources

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Severity
Severity66

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