Overall Green Forest fire alert in Portugal from 28 Jul 2025 00:00 UTC to 01 Aug 2025 00:00 UTC

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Forest Fire (10248 ha) in Portugal 28 Jul 2025

Event summary

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

GDACS ID	WF 1024363
Countries:	Portugal
Start Date - Last detection*:	28 Jul 2025 - 01 Aug 2025
Duration (days):	4
People affected:	2331 in the burned area
Burned area:	10248 ha
More Info:	Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 31 Jul 2025 19:10

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 30 Jul 2025 19:35

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 01 Aug 2025 20:06

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationSat, 02 Aug 2025 21:54

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 03 Aug 2025 20:04

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Portugal - Wildfires, update (ECHO 09 Aug 2025)Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:52

Wildfires continue to impact northern Portugal, resulting in casualties, evacuations, and damage.
According to the Autoridade Nacional de Emergência e Proteção Civil (ANEPC), four active fires are currently burning: one near Viana do Castelo, two in the Braga area, and another in Vila Real.
As of 3 August, 113 fires occurred, 104 fires were suppressed within 90 minutes, 9 resolved after 90 minutes, and one remained active.
Media reports indicate that in the fires of the previous week, 19 people have been injured, and dozens of residents have been evacuated across the districts of Ponte da Barca, Aveiro, and Porto. A total of 1,800 firefighters have been deployed to the affected areas.
On 29 July, the Copernicus Emergency Management Service () was activated in rapid mapping mode to provide fire extent analysis and monitoring in Arouca and Ponte da Barca. Nine mapping products have been produced so far.
Between 3 and 7 August , the government issued a state of alert for the whole continental area. The operational structure for fighting forest fires will be strengthened during this time, and extraordinary protection and prevention measures will be put into place.
Over the next 48 hours, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (JRC EFFIS), the fire danger forecast is expected to range from high to extreme in the affected areas and from very high to locally very extreme in southern Portugal.

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationMon, 04 Aug 2025 19:44

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationTue, 05 Aug 2025 19:03

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationWed, 06 Aug 2025 19:30

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

Forest fire in Portugal - Copernicus EMS activationThu, 07 Aug 2025 18:40

[EMSR824] Wildfire in Portugal

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