Wildfire in Caceres, Spain (2023-05-19)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2023-05-19 14:44:00
Event time (UTC): 2023-05-17 21:44:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
On the 17 May 2023 at 21:44, an wildfire is reported to have affected the provinces of Caceres, Spain. The fire that started in the municipality of Pinofranqueado has already burned about 8000 ha and several populations have been evacuated preventively, affecting about 700 people and about 200 have been sheltered. Roads are closed and extraordinary means of extinction are acting. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide wildfire extent and damage assessment emergency mapping.

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Delineation products: 0
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): Wildfire in Caceres, Spain (2023-05-19). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/b5712876-bfe0-45b3-b272-afc69615c46a

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR667 ESP Mapping Rapid Mapping Spain Wildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR667]: Wildfire in Caceres, Spain (2023-05-19)

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

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((-180 90, 180 90, 180 -90, -180 -90, -180 90))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2023-05-19
Modified date: 2023-05-19
Issued date: 2023-05-19
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR667
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/b5712876-bfe0-45b3-b272-afc69615c46a
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