Forest Fire in Faro, Portugal (2018-08-05)

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-08-05 16:11:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-08-03 12:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)

Activation reason:
Since 3 August a fire has been burning in the municipality of Monchique, in the district of Faro. This fire already has burned an area over 3 000 ha. At this moment wind direction forecasts suggest this fire has a high potential to affect the urban area of Monchique. Portugal has therefore triggered the Copernicus Emergency Mapping Service to monitor the evolution of the forest fire.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 10
Grading products: 1

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/EMSR303

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  • prt
  • emergency-management
  • emergency
  • copernicus-service
  • copernicus
  • wildfire
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
  • cems
  • portugal
  • copernicus-emergency-management-service
  • rapid-mapping
  • emsr303
  • mapping
  • copernicus-ems

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  • TECH

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