# Wildfires in Europe

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304>\
**Category:** Air Quality Events\
**Created:** [July 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304 "2022-07-19T23:38:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.purpleair.com/kari/32/677_2.png) [@Kari](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Kari)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304/1 "2022-07-19T23:38:40Z")

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Curious where the active wildfires are across Western Europe?

I just discovered the Wildfire layer on Google Maps works in Europe. This gives us some insight into the location of these [active fires](https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8205365,-10.5066555,1726120m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!21m1!1s%2Fg%2F11t51q2db6!5m1!1e8) and the cities/regions that are in danger during this [historic heatwave](https://www.axios.com/2022/07/17/europe-heat-wave-wildfires-temperature-records) with [dangerous wildfires](https://www.nationalworld.com/news/weather/europe-wildfires-2022-map-of-areas-affected-including-france-spain-portugal-how-do-wildfires-start-3772847).

Please share additional resources on these fires as you learn more.  
Kari

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**Author:** ![yVega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ce7236/32.png) [@yVega](https://community.purpleair.com/u/yVega)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2022, 7:04am UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304/2 "2022-07-22T07:04:25Z")

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we hope it will be used more and more by everyone.  
in europe only the best known fires are shown for now

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**Author:** ![harry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/f6c823/32.png) [@harry](https://community.purpleair.com/u/harry)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/wildfires-in-europe/1304/3 "2022-07-24T23:05:07Z")

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I just created a web page using available RSS feeds from [gdacs.org](http://gdacs.org) and copernicus.eu that shows a detailed list of international wildfires complete with descriptions and maps with the main focus on Europe. You can use the links to the sources for more detailed information. I also included the PurpleAir map centered on Europe using the European conversion factor so you can see what the air quality looks like. I like one-stop shopping. 🙂 I looked at other sources but, these seem to be the best ones to use. So, this should give you a bigger picture of the current international wildfire situation.

> **[Union City, CA Weather - International Wildfires](https://ucweather.org/intwildfires.php)**
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> A personal weather station in Union City, CA providing current weather conditions for the Flight 93 Memorial, Union Landing Shopping Center, and Old Alvarado. Area forecasts, watches, warnings, advisories, and more.