Europe’s Wildfires: How Prepared Are We for the Next Fire?
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EU mobilises support as wildfires spread across Europe
Brussels: The EU has deployed assistance to Belgium and Spain following their activation of the EU civil protection mechanism (UCPM), as wildfires continue to affect several parts of Europe.In Belgium, 2 planes from the EU's firefighting fleet, rescEU, were dispatched from Sweden to Belgium, alongside 2 helicopters from the Netherlands, 2 from Norway and 2 from Germany, supporting local firefighters battling the blaze in the Hautes Fagnes. More …
The whole of Europe is in the throes of flames, from Greece to Portugal, through Spain. While several large fires have started in the south of the continent, the north has also been burning for a week, in Pas-de-Calais, Scotland and England. In Belgium, faced with the magnitude of the fires threatening to cross the border and to reach Germany, the neighbouring countries are sending aid. As a result of climate change, the continent is becoming mo…
Belgium has activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism. The European Union has mobilised fire fighting means - helicopters and operational from several Member States - and emergency services.
The EU announced on Monday that it had coordinated the dispatch of helicopters and operations from several Member States to help combat fires in Belgium and Spain, in addition to having activated the Copernicus satellite system. In a statement, the European Commission stated that, after Belgium had activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism, due to the fire in the Hautes Fagnes-Eifel nature park, two helicopters from the strategic reserve…
Europe’s wildfires: How prepared are we for the next fire?
Massive wildfires are burning across Europe, from Belgium and Greece to Spain, Italy and France. Alexander Held, Senior Expert at the European Forest Institute, explains why fires are spreading into unexpected areas and whether Europe is facing a new normal. He also looks at how citizens can help prevent and limit wildfires, while stressing the need for greater resilience and better funded government support to deal with increasingly extreme fir…
Several countries have activated the European Civil Protection Mechanism. "No country should face fires alone," said the European Commissioner for Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib.
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