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Wildfires and emergency responses persist across the Balkans

18 clusters · 511 sources · last updated

Latest: Wildfires in Croatia cause fatalities and massive property damage

Wildfires continue to impact the Balkans and Mediterranean, causing significant casualties and material damage. In Croatia, the death toll from the massive wildfire near Lokva Rogoznica and Omiš has risen to three. The l

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Wildfires in Serbia and Bosnia stabilize; Romanian fires

11 clusters · 90 sources · last updated

Latest: Romanian firefighters return from Serbia wildfire mission

By early September, the Romanian firefighting mission concluded. A team of 69 Romanian personnel and 15 technical vehicles, deployed via the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, returned home after a two-week mission. The Roma

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Serbia wildfires expand amid criticism of state response

7 clusters · 57 sources · last updated

Latest: Deliblatska peščara faces long-term recovery after massive forest fire

By late August, the wildfire situation in Serbia escalated as the blaze in the Deliblatska Peščara special nature reserve surpassed 4,000 hectares of burned area. This expansion has triggered intense criticism of the gov

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Western Europe drought and escalating wildfires

13 clusters · 493 sources · last updated

Latest: High Fens wildfire destroys thousands of hectares in Belgium

In late July 2026, the Netherlands and Belgium imposed water-extraction bans in the Vechtstromen management area and Flemish Brabant. Following these restrictions, Belgian and French municipalities extended fire-preventi

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Polish fire service international cooperation and deployment

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Latest: Polish firefighters deployed to Spain for forest fire mission

Polish fire services have engaged in various international cooperation and assistance efforts. In July 2026, the volunteer fire unit in Witnica received hydraulic rescue tools to replace equipment lost in a depot fire, w