Description
Activation time (UTC): 2016-08-08 09:21:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-08-03 13:15:00
Event type: Forest fire, wild fire
Activation reason:
Around 3.000 people have been preventively evacuated from their houses on the Canary Island of La Palma as a fire started on August 3rd driven by high winds across dry woodland. About 4.700 ha of forest have been affected by the Fires.
Reference products: 1
Delineation products: 2
Grading products: 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR173]: Forest Fire in La Palma Island (2016-08-08) | ESRI Shape | Open resource |