DATASET

Forest fire in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Western Greece Region, Greece (2021-08-05)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2021-08-05 11:38:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-08-04 10:03:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
Α wildfire is raging since 4 July 2021 in Ancient Olympia Municipality at Western Greece Region, burning down large forests of pine and rural areas. The fire is active on several fonts. The moderate wind, high temperatures and high flammability of forest fuels make the work of firefighters very difficult. The areas of Ancient Olympia, Pelopio, Platanio, Koskina, Mageiras, Kladeo, Xelidoni, Kaykonia have been ordered to evacuate for precautionary reasons. In the area 174 firefighters with 52 vehicles, assisted by 9 ground force groups, four (4) helicopters and two (2) planes has been deployed. Voluntary firefighters, water tankers and local government machinery provide assistance.



Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 7
Grading products: 1

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Contact

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

Contributors

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2021): Forest fire in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Western Greece Region, Greece (2021-08-05). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/1c7e8e37-2ce8-405b-9c13-f55367ab46de

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management GRC Greece EMSR528 Mapping Wildfire Rapid Mapping

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR528]: Forest fire in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Western Greece Region, Greece (2021-08-05)
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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
2021-08-05
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR528 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/1c7e8e37-2ce8-405b-9c13-f55367ab46de
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