Overview

• The Deutscher Wetterdienst has issued a level four forest fire warning across large parts of Bavaria for the upcoming weekend due to persistent drought and high temperatures.
• Governments of Oberfranken and Unterfranken have ordered preventive aerial observation flights on July 5–6 to detect and deter potential new wildfires.
• The Gohrischheide wildfire has burned without containment for four days on a former munitions range, mobilizing over 500 professional and volunteer firefighters along with THW crews.
• Landkreis Meißen declared a disaster, evacuating the Heidehäuser and Jacobsthal villages while lifting the Neudorf evacuation as teams focus on undetonated ordnance hazards.
• Officials warn that rising weekend temperatures and a slight wind shift could trigger flare-ups across the Brandenburg side, and they are counting on forecast rain early next week to aid suppression efforts.