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Satellite and forecast figures refreshed 16 August 2026 at 10:23 UK time. Fire and disruption reporting verified against official sources the same day. Conditions change hourly during fires. National authorities are always right. In danger anywhere in the EU, call 112.

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.

Short answer: Il Pescara reported that the fire started in the early afternoon of Saturday 15 August on the ground between Torre de' Passeri and San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore, in the province of Pescara, and burned vegetation and scrub. Three fire service crews from the Pescara provincial command worked it from the ground, with a fire service helicopter and a Canadair overhead and regional civil protection teams on site. Il Pescara said the flames came close to scattered houses and that nobody was moved out. ReteAbruzzo's situation report at two o'clock the same afternoon named San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore as one of only two places in Abruzzo where flames were still running, the other being Monte Cagno above Rocca di Cambio, and described the hotspots in the rest of the region as under control. It counted five squads and fifteen volunteers at San Valentino, with the fire service Drago helicopter working from the air. The same report has containment work under way at Roccacasale and six people relocated at Bisegna, both of which are separate fires elsewhere in Abruzzo. No evacuation and no road closure has been reported at Torre de' Passeri or at San Valentino.

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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.

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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.

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Active fire in San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore and Torre de' Passeri

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