Fire in Western Attica, Greece (2021-08-17)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2021-08-17 07:03:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-08-16 09:29:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
A wildfire is raging from Monday noon in the west sector of Attica region at Pateras mountain, burning down large forests rural and urban areas. The moderate wind and high flammability of forest fuels due to prolonged draught, make the work of firefighters very difficult. The residential communities of Mikro or Mega Bathyhori, Agios Georgios, Agia Paraskeyi, Kryo Pigadi, Palaiohori and Beniza have been evacuated for precautionary reasons. According to Fire Service 330 firefighters with 115 vehicles are currently operating in the area, assisted by eight (8) ground force group, including forces deployed by the European Civil Protection Mechanism, 143 firefighters from Poland with 46 vehicles, six (6) helicopters and five (5) planes including Beriev-200. The Defkalion Plan was activated and the Greek Army assisted by 5 ground force group.

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

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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) (2021): Fire in Western Attica, Greece (2021-08-17). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/01c5de63-801a-4a08-9e90-1243074def57

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR540 GRC Greece Mapping Rapid Mapping Wildfire Copernicus Emergency Management Service

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR540]: Fire in Western Attica, Greece (2021-08-17)

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: 2021-09-03
Modified date: 2021-09-03
Issued date: 2021-08-17
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR540
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/01c5de63-801a-4a08-9e90-1243074def57
Popularity: 29 Mar 2025: 2 visits