Forest Fire in Sithonia, Greece (2018-10-26)

<br/> Activation time (UTC): 2018-10-26 08:43:00<br/> Event time (UTC): 2018-10-25 03:40:00<br/> Event type: Wildfire (Forest fire)<br/> <br/> Activation reason: <br/> A forest fire broke out in 25-10-2018 in Sithonia area, 100 Km southeast from Thessaloniki in a pine forest. The village of Sarti is under threat and the relocation of its residents is under consideration as a preventative measure. According to Fire Service 142 personnel with 69 vehicles, plus 32 hand crew firefighters, plus 4 firefighting airplanes and 5 firefighting helicopters, are involved in the operation to bring the fire under control.<br/> <br/> Reference products: 0<br/> Delineation products: 2<br/> Grading products: 1<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/>