Description
Activation time (UTC): 2021-08-04 08:22:00
Event time (UTC): 2021-08-03 13:22:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)
Activation reason:
From Tuesday afternoon wildfires are raging the island of Evia and the north sector of Attica region in Greece, burning down large forests, urban interfaces and rural areas. The moderate wind, high temperatures and high flammability of forest, make the work of firefighters very difficult. Several firefighters with numerous vehicles are currently operating in the affected areas.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 6
Grading products: 7
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.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR527 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- emergency
- grc
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- wildfire
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- greece
- cems
- emsr527
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH