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Wildfire on Croatia's Brač Island Threatens Milna, Emergency Alert Issued

A fast-moving blaze on the Dalmatian island has burned over 3,000 hectares and triggered a confused evacuation notice for the coastal town of Milna.

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What to know

  • The wildfire on Brač has burned more than 3,000 hectares since igniting late on September 10.
  • The fire front turned toward the coastal town of Milna, triggering an evacuation notice that authorities then walked back amid confusion.
  • 176 firefighters, 53 vehicles and multiple aircraft, including Canadair water bombers, are engaged in the response.
  • Croatian authorities issued a fresh emergency alert on September 13 as the blaze remained active.

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Wildfire on Croatia's Brač Island Threatens Milna, Emergency Alert Issued
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    Croatian authorities issue emergency alert as fire keeps burning

    Al Jazeera reported that Croatian authorities issued a formal emergency alert as the wildfire continued to rage on Brač.

    “Croatian authorities have issued an emergency alert as a wildfire rages on Brac Island, off the Dalmatian coast.”
    — Al Jazeera
  2. 1

    Fire front turns toward Milna, evacuation notice issued then rescinded

    As winds shifted the blaze toward Milna and Osibova Bay, an urgent evacuation notice directed residents to the volunteer fire brigade station and requested boats for a possible sea evacuation; the notice was then deleted and replaced with a statement that there was no official evacuation, though the situation remained critical.

    “there was no official evacuation but that the situation was critical, 24sata reported…”
    — 24sata (via Croatia Week)
    • byteseu.bsky.social

      Major wildfire rages on Brač https://www.byteseu.com/2360611/ by croatiaweek September 12, 2026 in News (Photo: Vatrogasci – 193/Facebook) A major wildfire on the Croatian island of Brač has intensified, with flames spreading towards the coastal settlement of Milna as firefighters battle …

      byteseu.bsky.socialBluesky11d ago1▲view on Bluesky ↗
  3. background

    Fire grows past 3,000 hectares as hundreds of firefighters mobilize — Local authorities estimated more than 3,000 hectares burned; the Croatian Firefighting Association reported 176 firefighters and 53 vehicles deployed, backed by Canadair water bombers and Air Tractor aircraft, with reinforcements sent from Split, Dubrovnik, Šibenik and other regions.

  4. background

    Wildfire breaks out on Brač between Ložišća and Grabovica — A fire ignited late on Thursday and began spreading across grassland, scrub, macchia and pine forest on the Croatian island of Brač.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. 2 outlets Wildfire rages on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast island of Brac

    first by Mastodon, 11d ago · also Al Jazeera