At the behest of the General Secretary of Civil Protection, the Planning and Emergency Response Directorate of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, as the National Contact Point, activated the service Copernicus/Emergency Management Service of the European Union.

The purpose of the activation is the production of cartographic products and data for areas of the regional units Achaia and Iliawhich were affected by fires that occurred on Friday, June 21, to support the work of the agencies involved in dealing with emergencies and managing the consequences of the phenomenon.

Request was accepted by the E.U. and the availability of a series of cartographic data and products resulting from the analysis of satellite images is expected immediately.

The data and maps of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service/Mapping Service will be made available directly by the Planning and Emergency Response Directorate of the General Secretariat of Civil Protection to all involved bodies free of charge for the management of their project.