Forest Fire in Evia Island, Greece (2018-08-14)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2018-08-14 09:08:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2018-08-12 15:24:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> On 12 August, a forest fire broke out on the Greek island of Evia, near Athens. The residents of Kondodespoti and Stavros villages were preventively evacuated. The K349 Agrilitsa-Katavothra-Kalamaki wild life park was directly threatened by the fire. Copernicus EMS Mapping products will be used for a rapid assessment of the fire perimeter to assist the fire service in mop up operations, as well as to prevent any possible re-ignitions of the fire.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 2<br/> Grading products: 0<br/> <br/> 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.<br/>