Overview

• The blaze on the former Soviet training ground now spans roughly 1,000 hectares with about 600–700 personnel from fire brigades, the Technisches Hilfswerk, Bundespolizei and Bundeswehr in joint operations.
• Unexploded munitions across the protected Gohrischheide hinder ground interventions, prompting reliance on helicopters and specialized equipment.
• Evacuations remain in place for 45 residents of Jacobsthal Bahnhof and about 100 in Heidehäuser because flames have edged within 300 meters of homes and a key rail line.
• Smoke and odors from the wildfire have drifted to cities including Dresden and Berlin, prompting warnings via Nina and Mowas alert apps.
• The Deutscher Wetterdienst has forecast renewed high forest fire danger (level four) in Bavaria over the coming days despite recent rainfall.