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Val Tramontina and Monte Naiarda destination risk · checked against official sources 16 August 2026 at 09:47 UK time

Val Tramontina and Monte Naiarda Wildfire Risk: Should I Travel?

Friuli Venezia Giulia declared a regional emergency for its wildfires on 14 August. In the Val Tramontina the fire on Monte Naiarda above Tramonti di Sotto picked up again on the afternoon of 15 August, while the fires at the head of the valley are being watched rather than fought.

Short answer: The regional civil protection bulletin published at six o'clock on the evening of Friday 15 August put the Val Tramontina in two different states. At the head of the valley, the fire in the Canal di Cuna at Tramonti di Mezzo and the fires in the Canal Piccolo and Canal Grande di Meduna remain sotto osservazione, under observation, with no sign of a fresh start. A regional helicopter had flown the Canal di Cuna that morning and found smoke but no visible flame. On Monte Naiarda, above Tramonti di Sotto, the picture is the other way round: after a spell under control the fire ha ripreso intensita, regained intensity, during the afternoon. The Pordenone forestry station was sent up to watch it and a reconnaissance flight was arranged for the evening to see how far the front had gone. A day earlier, on 14 August, the president of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, and the regional civil protection councillor, Riccardo Riccardi, signed a regional state of emergency for the wildfires and extended the drought emergency to the whole region. Hang gliders and paragliders were banned across the region while firefighting aircraft are flying. No evacuation and no road closure has been reported in the Tramonti valleys.

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What is still disrupted in Val Tramontina and Monte Naiarda

Checked against Regional civil protection bulletin of 15 August 2026, reported by Nordest24 on 2026-08-16. Conditions change daily during and after a fire, and the source below is the authority.

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The head of the valley is being watched, not fought

The Canal di Cuna at Tramonti di Mezzo and the Canal Piccolo and Canal Grande di Meduna were under observation on 15 August, with smoke but no visible flame found on the morning flight.

Monte Naiarda picked up again

The fire above Tramonti di Sotto regained intensity on the afternoon of 15 August after a period under control. The Pordenone forestry station went to monitor it and an evening reconnaissance flight was arranged.

A regional emergency is in force

Signed on 14 August by the president of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the regional civil protection councillor, covering the wildfires, with the drought emergency extended to the whole region.

Nothing in the Tramonti valleys is closed

No evacuation and no road closure has been reported here. The one road closure in the regional bulletin is the SR UD 125 del Sasso Tagliato between Tolmezzo and Amaro, which is in Carnia and not in this valley.

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Active fire in Val Tramontina and Monte Naiarda

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