Due to the currently prevailing flood situation in Germany, a 20 to 50-year flood is expected for the federal state of Saarland. The 1st wave will peak between 02.01.2024 around 18:00 and 03.01.2024 06:00, the 2nd wave is expected to peak in the night from 03....

On the 24 December 2023, flood events are forecast and expected over state of Lower Saxony in North West part of Germany. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide initial rough estimation and flood extent emergency mapping.

On the 11 November 2023, a major festival will take place in the heart of the city of Cologne, Germany. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the day. The Cologne Fire service, which is tasked with providing safety measures during large events, needs ...

On 19 October 2023, coastal flooding was reported to have affected especially the State of Schleswig Holstein, Germany. The event is ongoing, water levels are still rising with an expected peak of up to 2.0 m above average in the late evening of 20.10.2023, an...

On the 27 June 2023 at 11:00 CEST, a fast spreading wildfire affecting an area of about 150 hectares in eastern Germany, has been reported.The area is known to be contaminated by ammunitions. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to provide an initial roug...

On the 12 June 2023 at 20:00, a wildfire is reported to have affected an area of about 90 hectares with a fast spreading in northern Germany. The area is known to contain old ammunitions from the World War II. Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping is requested to prov...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-09-04 02:56:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-09-03 14:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire) Activation reason: Prolonged drought and hot temperatures caused forest fires in the Harz region in Saxony-Anhalt. The Harz region best k...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-08-05 08:39:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-08-03 23:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire) Activation reason: A Forest Fire was ignited in a storage facility/ blasting area for explosive ordnances in Grunewald Forest (south-west...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-07-26 11:34:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-07-25 00:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire) Activation reason: A major wildfire is ongoing in the district of Elbe-Elster (Brandenburg) close to the Saxon border since 25.07.2022. T...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-07-26 09:36:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-07-25 00:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire) Activation reason: Several wildfires are affecting the border region of Saxon Switzerland near the Czech Republic since 25/07/2022. Curre...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-06-20 13:37:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-06-18 00:00:00 Event type: Wildfire (Land fire: brush, bush, pasture) Activation reason: On 18/6/2022, two massive wildfires occured in the Brandenburg Region, with around 400 hectares al...

Activation time (UTC): 2022-05-24 07:04:00 Event time (UTC): 2022-05-20 15:00:00 Event type: Storm (Extra-tropical storm) Activation reason: In context of the low-pressure system Emmelinde severe weather (storm, heavy rainfall, hail) affected several pa...

Activation date: 2022-04-12 Event type: Flood Activation reason: This Copernicus EMS Risk & Recovery Mapping STD activation was triggered by Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster Assistance (BBK), Germany on behalf of The Technical Reli...

Activation date: 2021-08-16 Event type: Flood Activation reason: The CEMS Risk and Recovery Standard has been activated for a retrospective assessment of the flood event that took place in Solingen (North Rhine Westphalia area, Germany). A series of ...

Activation date: 2018-10-02 Event type: Flood Activation reason: In June 2013,  wide flooding and consequent damage and losses occurred in Central Europe, affecting especially Southern and Eastern Germany and some areas in Czech Republic, Austri...

Activation date: 2020-02-11 Event type: Other Activation reason: This is an exceptional activation of the Risk and Recovery Mapping Service as the analysis does not represent the actual risk assessment, but has been defined by the needs of an exercis...

Activation date: 2020-05-13 Event type: Forest fire, wild fire Activation reason: The CEMS Risk and Recovery Standard has been activated to assess the damage occurred as a consequence of the forest fire which took place between the 20th and 27th of A...

Activation date: 2020-04-09 Event type: Other Activation reason: The scope of the service request EMSN-071 is to support the fire department and administration of the City of Arnsberg (Hochsauerland County, State North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany), wit...

Activation date: 2014-04-22 Event type: Other Activation reason: Risk analysis for natural hazard topics, damage assessment