Description
Activation time (UTC): 2016-06-23 18:07:00
Event time (UTC): 2016-06-16 03:00:00
Event type: Forest fire, wild fire
Activation reason:
On 16 June, several fires started in Sicily Region involving large areas of regional forested territory, towns and villages. The wild fires were fanned by temperatures of up to 40°C and strong southern wind as the “scirocco”. Schools and homes were temporary evacuated and damages to infrastructures and private and public structures have been reported.
Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 10
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/EMSR169 |
Tags
- emergency-management
- italy
- emergency
- copernicus-service
- forest-fire
- copernicus
- copernicus-emergency-management-service-rapid-mapping-activation
- ita
- cems
- copernicus-emergency-management-service
- rapid-mapping
- mapping
- wild-fire
- copernicus-ems
- emsr169
Topics
- REGI
- TECH