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Wildfire in Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland (2021-07-02)

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Activation date: 2021-07-02

Event type: Wildfire

Activation reason:

The CEMS Risk and Recovery STANDARD has been activated by the EU Delegation to UK and Northern Ireland as Authorized User (AU), on behalf of the End User (EU) that is the Northern Ireland Executive.The event was a 3km wide wildfire in the Mourne Mountains of County Down which ran from 23 April (start) to 25 April 2021 (main fires extinguished).This activation aimed at delineating the extent of the fire trough the RRM STANDARD product wildfire delineation and grading (P07) and providing an estimate of Land Use Land Cover impact with the impact assessment (P14) product.The P07-Wildfire delineation and grading product has been generated by using post-event HR satellite images. The analysis resulted in 277.4 ha burnt, of which 151.6 ha only slightly damaged, 116 ha moderately damaged and 9.8 ha highly damaged.The P14-Impact assessment analysis on assets and population shows that the fire ravaged inside an unpopulated area. The nearby city of Newcastle falls only with a small part within the boundary of the provided AOI. The vegetation in the burned area consists mainly of heath, pastures, and sparsely vegetated area. The damage to forests was minimal. No buildings and no transportation infrastructure were affected by the fire, except for a few hiking trails.

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (2026): Wildfire in Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland (2021-07-02). [Dataset] doi: 10.2905/JRC.ZZCERG8 PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/d2fc3890-cc78-4994-afdc-4689c16a9d57

Keywords

CEMSCopernicusCopernicus Emergency Management ServiceCopernicus Emergency Management Service Risk and Recovery Mapping ActivationCopernicus EMSCopernicus ServiceEmergencyEmergency ManagementEMSN111GBRMappingRisk and Recovery MappingUnited KingdomWildfire

Data access

Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping Activation [EMSN111]: Wildfire in Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland (2021-07-02)
Esri File Geodatabase

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Use conditions
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Access conditions
No limitations

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  • Maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Risk and Recovery Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant geodatabase (GDB) and complete final report as well.

Spatial coverage

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Contact email
jrc-data-support (at) ec.europa.eu
Update frequency
unknown

The event occurs with unknown regularity.

Language(s)
English

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Data theme(s)
Regions and cities

dataset theme covering the domains of regions and cities, where regions is defined by political geography units including sovereign states, subnational administrative areas, and multinational groupings, and cities are characterised as large human settlements
Science and technology

dataset theme covering the domains of science and technology, with science being the systematic pursuit of knowledge through testable explanations and predictions across natural, social, and formal disciplines, and technology encompassing the collective techniques, skills, methods, and processes used in producing goods, providing services, or achieving objectives like scientific research

Issued date
2021-07-02
Created date
02 Mar 2026 17:07
Modified date
11 Oct 2021 18:36
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSN111 
Dataset identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/d2fc3890-cc78-4994-afdc-4689c16a9d57
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