Forest fire in Evia Island, Greece (2019-08-13)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2019-08-13 15:05:00
Event time (UTC): 2019-08-13 03:15:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
On 13/08/2019 a forest fire broke out in Evia Island, 70 km North-Northeast from Athens. Residents of the villages of Makrimalli, Kondodespoti, Stavros and Platanias have been relocated as a preventative measure. According to Fire Service, 227 personnel with 75 vehicles, 7 hand crew fire-fighters groups, 6 fire fighting airplanes and 5 firefighting helicopters are involved in the operation to bring the fire under control. Furthermore, there has been an official request for international assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 2
Grading products: 1

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) (2019): Forest fire in Evia Island, Greece (2019-08-13). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2bc926d4-d0df-4dfa-a2b3-5b698742c85c

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR380 GRC Greece Mapping Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR380]: Forest fire in Evia Island, Greece (2019-08-13)

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.

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Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2019-08-13
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR380
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/2bc926d4-d0df-4dfa-a2b3-5b698742c85c
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