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EFFIS Fire Danger Forecast

European Fire Weather Index forecast rasters for regional fire-danger context and dated hazard displays.

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At a Glance

Difficulty
Intermediate — some data preparation helps
Size
Tiny · ≤0.01 GB
Formats
GeoTIFF
Access
API
API Key
Not Required
Provider
Copernicus Emergency Management Service EFFIS
Updates
Daily
Last Verified
Sep 28, 2026
Source Type
Intergovernmental Source
Data Terms
EU-owned EFFIS content is CC BY 4.0 unless individually marked otherwise; credit EFFIS and indicate changes.
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From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

EFFIS serves the modeled Fire Weather Index through the mf010.fwi WMS layer. Start with a one-degree dated GeoTIFF; danger is a forecast, not evidence of an active fire.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • An internet connection
  • The requests Python package
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Review EFFIS's forecast methodology, web-service instructions, and reuse terms.
  2. 2.Request a small dated mf010.fwi WMS image.
  3. 3.Keep the requested date and geographic bounds with the raster.
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3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install requests

from datetime import date, timedelta
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://maps.effis.emergency.copernicus.eu/effis",
    params={"SERVICE": "WMS", "VERSION": "1.1.1", "REQUEST": "GetMap",
            "LAYERS": "mf010.fwi", "STYLES": "default", "SRS": "EPSG:4326",
            "BBOX": "5,45,6,46", "WIDTH": 32, "HEIGHT": 32,
            "FORMAT": "image/tiff", "TIME": str(date.today() - timedelta(days=1))},
    timeout=25,
)
response.raise_for_status()
assert response.content[:4] in (b"II*\x00", b"MM\x00*"), "Expected GeoTIFF"
print("EFFIS fire-danger GeoTIFF bytes:", len(response.content))
4

Test a Useful Signal

Show a Dated Fire-Danger Tile

Display a small forecast tile with its date and bounds.

  1. 01Fetch one daily Fire Weather Index tile.
  2. 02Label the forecast date and geographic extent.
  3. 03Explain that a high index does not confirm an active fire.

Related Datasets

Dataset Details

Copernicus Emergency Management Service EFFIS is an intergovernmental source. Last verified 2026-09-28. Temporal coverage: dated daily model forecasts.

Domains

Wildfires

Data Types

Raster

Geography

Europe

Formats

GeoTIFF

Provider

Copernicus Emergency Management Service EFFIS

Data Terms

EU-owned EFFIS content is CC BY 4.0 unless individually marked otherwise; credit EFFIS and indicate changes.

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