JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE - EU SCIENCE - The forest fires season in Ireland in 2022 was in line with previous years

The total burnt area of 3,409 hectares from 69 fires mapped in Ireland in 2022 was close to the average of the last few years, according to the data of the advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa for 2022. As usual in Ireland, the main peak of activity was in March and April. Around 40% of the burnt area (1,352 hectares) was recorded in Natura2000 protected sites.

date: 08/08/2023

permalink: Main URL

The JRC report provides an overview of the fire season of 2022 based on the data of the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS). It precedes the annual report for the 2022 that is published with the national contributions from the countries in the Commission Expert Group on Forest Fires. The next report will be published in October 2023.