Wildfire in Brandenburg, Germany (2022-07-26)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2022-07-26 11:34:00
Event time (UTC): 2022-07-25 00:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
A major wildfire is ongoing in the district of Elbe-Elster (Brandenburg) close to the Saxon border since 25.07.2022. The fire is currently spreading quickly and has burnt about 850 ha so far. Local firefighters are supported by helicopters but the fire is not under control yet. Regional government declared state of emergency and several hundred people already had to be evacuated.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 2
Grading products: 0

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2022): Wildfire in Brandenburg, Germany (2022-07-26). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/ff89b673-cf68-40ff-90ca-6ee227773266

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service DEU Emergency Emergency Management EMSR611 Germany Mapping Rapid Mapping Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR611]: Wildfire in Brandenburg, Germany (2022-07-26)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

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Lineage information

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Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2022-07-26
Modified date: 2022-07-26
Issued date: 2022-07-26
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR611
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/ff89b673-cf68-40ff-90ca-6ee227773266
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