Forest Fire (47359 ha) in France 22 Jul 2026

Event summary

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

GDACS ID WF 1029628
Glide number: WF-2026-000129-FRA
Countries: France
Start Date - Last detection*: 22 Jul 2026 - 29 Jul 2026
Duration (days): 7
People affected: 11648 in the burned area
Burned area: 47359 ha
More Info: Global Wildfire Information System

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

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Forest fire in France - Copernicus EMS activationFri, 24 Jul 2026 17:20

[EMSR899] Wildfire in Saumos, France
Forest fire in France - Copernicus EMS activationSun, 26 Jul 2026 21:37

[EMSR899] Wildfire in Saumos, France
Forest fire in France - EC/ECHO daily mapTue, 28 Jul 2026 18:46

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Latest media headlines

Wildfires in France, Spain begin to ease as fresh heat wave looms 7/29/2026 8:16:00 AM.

The wildfires that have been ravaging France and Spain for days by burning thousands of hectares and forcing evacuations began to ease on Wednesday, while a fresh heat wave looms over the region. In the southwestern French department of Gir
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A human-made forest is at the centre of France''s raging wildfires 7/29/2026 8:03:00 AM.

For days after she and her partner were evacuated from their apartment in Lège-Cap-Ferret, Naomie Corsaint and her family tried to find out what happened to the house they''d lived in for a decade in nearby Le Porge, where a forest fire rag
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Incendi in Francia: la lotta contro le fiamme vista in soggettiva dal .. 7/29/2026 7:47:00 AM.

Le riprese effettuate in soggettiva dal casco di un vigile del fuoco mostrano le squadre francesi impegnate a combattere gli incendi boschivi nel sud-ovest del Paese, mentre fiamme e fumo avvolgono porzioni di foresta. I roghi hanno colpito
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Again - forest fires are not about summer heat but winter rains 7/29/2026 7:06:00 AM.

As thousands of people are forced to flee their homes amid devastating wildfires in France, Spain and Scotland, the climate emergency seems closer to people’s lives than ever. Despite this, governments around the world are seemingly rolling
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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (28), WMO (1), INFORM (2), JRC (1), (1),