Over a thousand large forest fires occur every year in the EU, burning more than 350 000 hectares per year on average. We assessed how the Commission and member states used EU funding to address forest fire prevention, preparedness, and restoration in the EU. We found that the Commission had an ...

The SILVANUS project is advancing wildfire management by developing an integrated platform that combines technologies for monitoring, prevention, and suppression of extreme wildfire incidents. The platform is designed to support forest managers, firefighters, and local authorities in addressing ...

This report contains the annual summary of the wildfire season of 2024 on the basis of data from the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). It is published early in 2025 to provide an advance comprehensive analysis of the wildfire season 2024. The analysis and data in the report comple...

The rapid rise of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and recharging infrastructure in Europe, driven by the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) and the revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), underscores the need for robust fire safety measures in covered parking a...