Description
Activation time (UTC): 2019-11-13 06:55:00
Event time (UTC): 2019-11-06 00:00:00
Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)
Activation reason:
In New South Wales, 13 emergency warnings have been issued for several fires, which have breached containment lines and are threatening several communities along the Pacific Highway, including the Greater Sydney Area. Hazardous air quality due to smoke haze has reached the cities of Sydney and Brisbane and is affecting residents, as reported by the Australian Environmental Department. Hot, dry and strong winds are forecast to favor the development of significant fires in the forthcoming days.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 27
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/EMSR408 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- copernicus
- wildfire
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- cems
- australia
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- aus
- emsr408
- mapping
- copernicus-ems
Topics
- REGI
- TECH