Report on the large wildfires of 2022 in Europe
Report on the large wildfires of 2022 in Europe
The year 2022 was marked by large wildfires that caused significant social, environmental and economic impacts. Describing some of the most impactful occurrences is essential, not only for historical record but also for drawing lessons that can be important for defining policies and improving strategies, tactics, and operations aiming at a more efficient fire management.
This report was developed within the European FirEUrisk Project, in association with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. It describes some of the largest European fires that occurred in 2022, with a special focus on the fire behaviour and the orographic, meteorological and operational conditions, among others, in which it spread. This analysis revealed the great disparity of policies and functioning capabilities that exist in European countries, many of which result from the importance that fires have in different territories. A reflection of lessons to be learned dedicated to each fire event indicates several aspects that can improve the fire management system, both at the national and European Union levels.
This report also includes a chapter dedicated to fires in Ukraine during 2022, when the country is at war. Naturally, all the constraints raised create additional challenges in the management of wildfires. It was considered that this experience brought learning that should be shared, so a specific chapter was dedicated to this issue.
ALMEIDA Miguel;
SOVIEV Mikhail;
SAN-MIGUEL Jesus;
DURRANT Tracy;
OOM Duarte;
BRANCO Alfredo;
FERRARI Davide;
BOCA Roberto;
MAIANTI Pieralberto;
DE RIGO Daniele;
SUAREZ-MORENO Maria;
ROGLIA Elena;
SCIONTI Nicola;
BROGLIA Marco;
ALVES Daniela;
MATOS Catarina;
RIBEIRO Luis Mario;
VIEGAS Domingos X.;
RIBEIRO Carlos;
RODRIGUES Tiago;
CHUVIECO Emilio;
OLIVA Patricia;
GARCIA Mariano;
VELEA Ramona;
LATERZA Riccardo;
DE LUCIA Marco;
LORENZONI Paola;
ARCA Bachisio;
SALIS Michele;
BACCIU Valentina;
DEL GIUDICE Liliana;
PELIZZARO Grazia;
DUCE Pierpaolo;
MARRS Christopher;
FORKEL Matthias;
BEETZ Kristina;
KOSCZOR Eric;
PODEBRADSKA Markéta;
POLITI Nadia;
SFETSOS Athanasios;
VLACHOGIANNIS Diamando;
EFTYCHIDIS George;
STAVRAKOUDIS Dimitris;
VARELA Vassiliki;
GITAS Ioannis Z.;
SJOSTROM Johan;
PETRILA Marius;
LORENT Adrian;
DROBINKOVA Nina;
VASILEV Vassil;
TSVETKOVA Nadya;
YANKO Boyanov;
GOSPODINOV Ilian;
ZIBTSEV Sergiy;
GOLDAMMER Johann;
MYRONIUK Victor;
SYDORENKO Serhii;
SOSHENSKYI Oleksandr;
BOGOMOLOV Vadim;
BORSUK Oleksandr;
2024-08-08
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC138859
978-92-68-20103-9 (online),
1831-9424 (online),
EUR 32034,
OP KJ-NA-32-034-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC138859,
10.2760/19760 (online),
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