Forest fire in Ulricehamn region, Sweden (2023-05-10)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2023-05-10 23:30:00
Event time (UTC): 2023-05-10 14:30:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
On the 10 may 2023 A forest fire started in Nitta, west of Ulricehamn, Sweden. The event is on-going and has already burned a considerable area. The authority for public safety and preparedness has sent about 30 firefighters and two scooping aircraft to the scene. Fire containment is difficult because of strong winds and severe dry conditions of vegetation and soil. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide initial rough estimation, fire extent emergency mapping and daily monitoring.

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Delineation products: 1
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) (2023): Forest fire in Ulricehamn region, Sweden (2023-05-10). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/7c971533-447b-459f-8b64-cfae084d4a78

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus Service Copernicus EMS Emergency Emergency Management Mapping EMSR660 Rapid Mapping Copernicus SWE Wildfire Sweden

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR660]: Forest fire in Ulricehamn region, Sweden (2023-05-10)

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: 2023-05-10
Modified date: 2023-05-10
Issued date: 2023-05-10
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR660
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/7c971533-447b-459f-8b64-cfae084d4a78
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