Fire in Western Attica, Greece

A wildfire is raging from Monday noon in the west sector of Attica region at Pateras mountain, burning down large forests rural and urban areas. The moderate wind and high flammability of forest fuels due to prolonged draught, make the work of firefighters very difficult. The residential communities of Mikro or Mega Bathyhori, Agios Georgios, Agia Paraskeyi, Kryo Pigadi, Palaiohori and Beniza have been evacuated for precautionary reasons. According to Fire Service 330 firefighters with 115 vehicles are currently operating in the area, assisted by eight (8) ground force group, including forces deployed by the European Civil Protection Mechanism, 143 firefighters from Poland with 46 vehicles, six (6) helicopters and five (5) planes including Beriev-200. The Defkalion Plan was activated and the Greek Army assisted by 5 ground force group.

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Field Value
Resource type Dataset
DataType ID 37005
Coupled Resource
Resource language English
Topic category imageryBaseMapsEarthCover
Keyword value Wildfire,Fire,Hazard,Delineation Map
Originating controlled vocabulary Ontology SAFERS
Temporal Reference - start date 2021-08-05 00:00 UTC
Temporal Reference - end date 2021-08-06 00:00 UTC
Temporal Reference - Publication 2022-05-27 16:20 UTC
Temporal Reference - Last Revision 2022-05-27 16:20 UTC
Temporal Reference - Creation 2022-05-27 16:20 UTC
Quality and Validity Lineage Quality approved
Spatial Resolution - Latitude 10
Spatial Resolution - Longitude 10
Spatial Resolution - Scale 0
Spatial Resolution - Measure Unit m
Conformity Specification - Title COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and servicesCOMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Conformity Specification - Date Type Creation
Conformity Specification - Date 2010-12-08 16:21 UTC
Conformity Degree Conformant
Conditions for Access and Use cc-by
Limitation on Public Access
Responsable organization name Riscognition
Responsable organization email conrad.bielski@riscognition.com
Responsable organization role author
Point of Contact - Organization Name Riscognition
Point of Contact - Organization Email conrad.bielski@riscognition.com
Metadata date 2022-05-27 16:23 UTC
Metadata language English
Coordinate system reference - Code 4326
Coordinate system reference - Code space EPSG
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