Tírig and Catí destination risk · checked against official sources 11 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time
Tírig and Catí Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?
The Tírig fire in inland Castellón was declared estabilizado on the afternoon of Monday 10 August and Catí went home the same day. One road between the two villages was still shut for the crews.
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What is still disrupted in Tírig and Catí
Checked against Generalitat Valenciana CECOPI, with the emergencies minister Juan Carlos Valderrama and the government delegate Pilar Bernabé on 2026-08-11. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.
- Check locally: Tírig fire declared estabilizado. Declared at four on the afternoon of Monday 10 August, three days after the fire started on the evening of Friday 7 August. The regional forest fire plan went from situation 2 to situation 1 and the Unidad Militar de Emergencias began withdrawing to Bétera. (as of 2026-08-10)
- Restriction lifted: Catí evacuation lifted. Lifted at about one o'clock on Monday 10 August. The emergencies minister Juan Carlos Valderrama said residents could return without any type of restriction. No confinement or evacuation is in force in the group of four fires. (as of 2026-08-10)
- Still closed: CV-128 between Catí and Tírig closed for the operation. Reported closed on Monday 10 August so that crews could keep working the perimeter, with returning residents routed another way. Reported by El Español and not confirmed elsewhere this run. (as of 2026-08-10)
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Catí is back to normal
The evacuation was lifted at about one o'clock on Monday 10 August and the emergencies minister said residents could return without any restriction. No confinement is in force anywhere in the group of fires.The road between the villages
El Español reported the CV-128 between Catí and Tírig still closed on Monday so crews could work the perimeter. Check it before routing that way and expect the detour to be a long one in this terrain.The other three fires
La Salzadella was out overnight, Culla was controlled and La Serra d'en Galceran was de-confined and dropped a level. None of them is a live problem.What to look for next
Controlado, then extinguido, published by the Generalitat Valenciana through its emergencies service. Estabilizado only means it is no longer moving.Nearby alternatives to compare
- Culla,Its own fire was brought under control on the same weekend and nothing there is reported closed.
- La Serra d'en Galceran,Confined for a night and then released, with all 91 evacuated people back home. No restriction is in force.
- La Salzadella,The fire there was out overnight and it was the least affected of the four.
Not spreading, still dangerous in Tírig and Catí
The fire near Tírig and Catí is not growing, but still dangerous. Stabilised is a fire service term and it does not mean out, or safe: it means the fire is being held rather than growing. Crews, closures and evacuation orders can all still be in place, and wind can change the picture within hours. Check the official sources below before you travel, and follow local authorities over this page.
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