Zagreb, 6 September 2026 (Hina/MIA) - The Croatian government has approved the deployment of two Canadair aircraft to provide humanitarian assistance in fighting a wildfire in neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The decision allows Croatian Armed Forces personnel to cross the border to help fight a fire in the southern municipality of Prozor-Rama, the government said Sunday.

Prime Minister Andrej Plenković had earlier spoken by phone with BiH Council of Ministers Chairwoman Borjana Krišto, who requested Croatia's assistance. Two Croatian Air Force Canadair CL-415 aircraft, with two Croatian Armed Forces crews, were approved for the mission.

Meanwhile, the smoke from the BiH wildfire has spread across Dalmatia from Split to the Pelješac peninsula, driving airborne particulate levels to several times above normal, firefighters and public health officials said. 
 

County fire chief Ivan Kovačević told Hina that the wind, which picked up on Saturday evening, had carried smoke from the wildfire toward Dalmatia, from Split to Pelješac, with the smoke also visible from the island of Brač. He described it as a "white haze" accompanied by the smell of burning.

He said it was impossible to predict how long the smoke would persist, as its spread depended on wind direction. Firefighters in Imotski and Makarska said the smoke was coming from the wildfire in the area between Tomislavgrad and Rama in southern BiH.

Nenad Periš of the Split-Dalmatia County Institute of Public Health said particulate levels were several times above usual levels across the county, including the islands. The measured levels were above the recommended long-term value but remained well below the EU threshold at which healthy people would be advised to stay indoors.

The levels recorded were 2–3 on the EU scale of 1 to 6, indicating elevated pollution. They should not pose problems for healthy people, but older people, young children and those with respiratory or allergic conditions were advised to avoid going outdoors or wear respirator masks.