San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri destination risk · checked against official sources 16 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time
San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
A fire ran through scrub and vegetation between Torre de' Passeri and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore on the afternoon of 15 August. Regional reporting still had flames at San Valentino at two o'clock that day, and no evacuation has been reported.
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What is still disrupted in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri
Checked against ReteAbruzzo situation report of 15 August 2026, and Il Pescara of the same day on 2026-08-16. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Check locally: Flames still running between Torre de' Passeri and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore on the afternoon of 15 August. Attivo is the reporting's description and not a stage word published by the Abruzzo civil protection agency, whose own surface carried the daily fire-risk forecast and nothing about this fire when it was checked on 16 August. ReteAbruzzo's two o'clock report named San Valentino as one of two places in the region with flames and called the hotspots elsewhere sotto controllo, under control. (as of 2026-08-15)
- Advice in force: No evacuation reported at Torre de' Passeri or San Valentino. Il Pescara reported that the flames came close to scattered houses and that nobody was moved out. The six people relocated at Bisegna on the same day were moved because of a separate fire elsewhere in Abruzzo. (as of 2026-08-15)
- Advice in force: No road closure reported at Torre de' Passeri or San Valentino. No source consulted this run names a closed road here. Smoke across the valley roads on a hot afternoon is the ordinary hazard on a fire of this kind. (as of 2026-08-16)
- Advice in force: Medium forest-fire susceptibility forecast for the province of Pescara for 16 August. Issued by the Abruzzo regional civil protection agency on 15 August through its AllarMeteo service, alongside the same forecast for Teramo, L'Aquila and Chieti. It is a forecast of fire danger across the province, not a statement about this fire. (as of 2026-08-16)
ReteAbruzzo situation report of 15 August 2026, and Il Pescara of the same day →
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Where the fire was
On the ground between Torre de' Passeri and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, province of Pescara, from the early afternoon of 15 August.What was sent to it
Three fire service crews from the Pescara provincial command with ground vehicles, a fire service helicopter and a Canadair, plus regional civil protection teams. ReteAbruzzo counted five squads and fifteen volunteers at San Valentino with the Drago helicopter overhead.Nobody has been moved out here
No evacuation and no road closure has been reported at Torre de' Passeri or San Valentino. The six people relocated at Bisegna the same day were moved because of a different fire.The forecast risk stays in the middle band today
The Abruzzo civil protection agency's AllarMeteo bulletin, issued on 15 August, forecasts medium forest-fire susceptibility for the province of Pescara for 16 August.Nearby alternatives to compare
- Nothing published names a road, a railway station or an accommodation closure at Torre de' Passeri or San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore.
- The other Abruzzo fires being worked the same afternoon were at Monte Cagno above Rocca di Cambio and at Roccacasale, both well away from this ground.
- If you had planned a walk on the slopes above San Valentino this week, pick somewhere else while crews are still on it.
Active fire in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri
San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri has an active fire event: burning, spreading, or an evacuation in force. The summary above is the current picture; the linked incident page and official sources carry the live detail, and conditions can change faster than this page. Always follow local authorities.
Sources used for this page
- ReteAbruzzo, 15 August 2026, the fire situation at two o'clock, flames at Rocca di Cambio and San Valentino
- Il Pescara, 15 August 2026, fire between Torre de' Passeri and San Valentino, Canadair and fire service helicopter in action
- Agenzia Regionale di Protezione Civile, Regione Abruzzo, AllarMeteo forest-fire forecast for the province of Pescara for 16 August 2026
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