The drought has led to the risk of forest fires in some high-altitude regions of Switzerland. The canton of Bern, for example, called for increased caution when handling fires and fireworks in sunny and snow-free locations. Areas above around 1,000 metres in the Bernese Oberland and Bernese Jura are affected, as announced by the Cantonal Office for Forests and Natural Hazards on Tuesday. Accordingly, the danger level for forest fires is currently 2 out of 5, which corresponds to a "moderate danger". +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The canton therefore recommends only leaving fires once they have been completely extinguished and cooled down. In windy conditions, fires should be avoided altogether. At lower altitudes, however, where there has often been fog or frost in recent days, the risk of an uncontrolled fire in the forest or outdoors is low. Danger level 2 also applies in numerous regions of Graubünden and Ticino as well as the Principality of ...
