Forest Fire (1129 ha) in Albania 19 Jul 2025

Event summary

Forest fire can have a medium humanitarian impact based on the burned area and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID WF 1024313
Glide number: WF-2025-000117-ALB
Countries: Albania
Start Date - Last detection*: 19 Jul 2025 - 26 Jul 2025
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 21 in the burned area
Burned area: 1129 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

*(Last detection of the thermal anomaly of the fire)

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Forest fire in Albania - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 22 Jul 2025 17:52

A new EC/ECHO daily map is now available
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 23 Jul 2025 14:00

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 24 Jul 2025 20:15

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 25 Jul 2025 17:40

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 26 Jul 2025 19:00

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 30 Jul 2025 19:16

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 03 Aug 2025 18:18

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Forest fire in Albania - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 06 Aug 2025 20:28

[EMSR816] Wildfire in Albania
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Latest media headlines

Albania: 18 arrestati con accusa di aver appiccato incendi 7/29/2025 2:55:00 PM.

Le autorità albanesi hanno arrestato 18 persone con l''accusa di aver appiccato incendi boschivi in tutto il paese. Lo ha riferito oggi la polizia all''AFP. Da metà giugno, oltre 12.000 ettari, tra foreste e uliveti, sono stati danneggiati
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Albania: 18 arrestati con accusa di aver appiccato incendi 7/29/2025 2:53:00 PM.

Le autorità albanesi hanno arrestato 18 persone con l''accusa di aver appiccato incendi boschivi in tutto il paese. Lo ha riferito oggi la polizia all''AFP. Da metà giugno, oltre 12.000 ettari, tra foreste e uliveti, sono stati danneggiati
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Helicopters Return Home after Successful Firefighting Operation in Alb.. 7/29/2025 11:00:00 AM.

After four days of firefighting and over 53 hours of flight time, two H225M helicopters of the Hungarian Defense Forces have returned home to the Szolnok air base from Albania. Hungarian soldiers and the pair of aircraft helped to contain t
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Albania: 18 arrestati con accusa di aver appiccato incendi 7/29/2025 10:02:00 AM.

Le autorità albanesi hanno arrestato 18 persone con l''accusa di aver appiccato incendi boschivi in tutto il paese. Lo ha riferito oggi la polizia all''AFP. Da metà giugno, oltre 12.000 ettari, tra foreste e uliveti, sono stati danneggiati
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: (2), EC-JRC (28), INFORM (2), JRC (1),