While 2024 was a more moderate wildfire year for the EU, it was still above the 17-year average. New data, included in the JRC report on...
Wildfires burn area larger than Belgium, sending an equivalent of Germany’s annual emissions into the atmosphere. The Amazon rainforest in 2024 suffered its most devastating forest...
In 2024, the EU countries combined had 390,600 professional firefighters, representing 0.19% of the total EU employment. Compared with 2023, the number of firefighters increased by 28,200. Among...
During the past week, Greece, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help deal with forest fires – many of which are occurring...
