DATASET

Forest Fire in Jüterborg, Germany (2018-08-28)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-08-28 18:00:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-08-23 10:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
Since 23 of August, a forest fire has been burning in Brandenburg between the towns of Treuenbrietzen and of Jüterborg,

spreading quickly overnight to engulf 400 hectares. Authorities advised residents of Berlin, Potsdam and neighbouring administrative districts to keep windows and doors shut due to smoke. More than 500 residents were evacuated to emergency shelters on 24 of August as the flames threatened to engulf three villages.

Reference products: 4
Delineation products: 4
Grading products: 4

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

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2018): Forest Fire in Jüterborg, Germany (2018-08-28). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/721ef2af-feb9-4231-8c49-4b5e8ed16ff5

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service DEU Emergency Emergency Management EMSR307 Germany Mapping Rapid Mapping Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR307]: Forest Fire in Jüterborg, Germany (2018-08-28)
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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WKT
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WKT
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Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-04-19
Modified date
2021-04-19
Issued date
2018-08-28
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR307 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/721ef2af-feb9-4231-8c49-4b5e8ed16ff5
Popularity