<ul> <li>A forest fire broke out near Reichenau an der Rax Town (Neunkirchen District, Lower Austria State, eastern Austria) on 25 October, injuring at least four people, as reported by media.</li> <li>Several roads were blocked to prevent the forest fire from spreading. A state of disaster was declared in four Townships in Neunkirchen District.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li> <li>Austria activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) on 29 October, assistance consisted of firefighting planes mobilised form rescEU transition reserve from Italy, and helicopters offered by Germany and Slovakia.</li> <li>The Copernicus Emergency Management Service (<a href="https://emergency.copernicus.eu/mapping/list-of-components/EMSR549">EMSR549</a>) was activated on 30 October to support the firefighting operations.</li> <li>As of 1 November, the fire has been contained.&nbsp;</li> <li>According to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), the fire risk across eastern Austria is moderate on 2 November, and very low on 3 November.</li> </ul> ERCC_Map_3885 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 05:58:13 +01:00 <p>JRC, JRC-EFFIS, Copernicus EMSR549, DG ECHO</p> WF ERC AUT https://www.gdacs.org/contentdata/maps/daily/WF/1002826/ECDM_20211103_Austria(2).png ECDM_20211103_Austria(2).pdf https://www.gdacs.org/contentdata/maps/daily/WF/1002826/ECDM_20211103_Austria(2).pdf Daily Map 1002826 Public