This document is a publication by the JointResearch Centre (JRC), the European Commission’s science and knowledgeservice. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The contents of thispublication do not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission. Neither the EuropeanCommission nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use that might be made of thispublication. For information on the methodology and quality underlying the data used in thispublication for which thesource is neither Eurostat nor other Commission services, users should contact the referenced source. The designationsemployed and the presentation of material on the maps do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever onthepart of the European Union concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, orconcerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Contact information Address: Joint Research Centre, Via Enrico Fermi 2749, TP 261, 21027 Ispra (VA), ItalyEmail: JRC-EFFIS@ec.europa.euTel.: +39 0332 78 3809 Joint Research Centre https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu JRC146199EUR 40665 Luxembourg: Publications Office of the European Union, 2026 © European Union, 2026 The reuse policy of the European Commission documents is implemented by the Commission Decision2011/833/EU of 12December 2011 on the reuse of Commission documents (OJ L 330, 14.12.2011, p. 39). Unless otherwise noted, the reuseof this document is authorised under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). This means that reuse is allowed provided appropriate credit is given andany changes are indicated. For any use or reproduction of photos or other material that is not owned by the European Union permission must besought directly from the copyright holders. Cover page illustration: EFFIS–Distribution of burnt areas mapped in 2025. How to cite this report: Sedano, F., Maianti, P., Boca, R., Suarez-Moreno, M., Broglia, M. et al.,Advance report on Forest Firesin Europe, Middle East and North Africa 2025,Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2026,https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2760/3859043, JRC146199. Contents 1Abstract......................................................................................................................................................................................................4Authors........................................................................................................................................................................................................51.Introduction.......................................................................................................................................................................................62.Wildfires in 2025: Overview.....................................................................................................................................................72.1.The EFFIS Danger Forecast..........................................................................................................................................72.2.Mapped burnt areas.........................................................................................................................................................72.3.EFFIS Rapid Damage Assessment: 2025results.............................................................................................82.3.1.Overview.....................................................................................................................................................................82.3.2.Affected area in Natura2000 and other protected sites.............................................................132.3.3.Affected land cover types..............................................................................................................................142.3.4.EU27 countries.....................................................................................................................................................153.Europe-country reports.........................................................................................................................................................173.1.Albania..................................................................................................................................................................................173.2.Austria...................................................................................................................................................................................183.3.Belgium................................................................................................................................................................................183.4.