Wildfires have been burning across Greece since 19 August, prompting evacuations and causing casualties and widespread damage.The most affected areas are in Alexandroupolis Municipality, Dadia and Rodopi Municipalities in East Macedonia, Parintha in Attica Region and Viotia in Central Greece.

The Alexandroupolis fire is considered the largest wildfire disaster in the European Union since 2000, according to the JRC's European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS), as of 29 August, the burnt area is 82,559 hectares.  According to media, as of 29 August, the number of reported deaths in Alexandroupolis reached 20 people.

Through the UCPM, 10 Member and Participating States are contributing to operations on the ground, among them Sweden, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Slovakia, France, Spain and Serbia. 12 aircraft and more than 400 firefighters are involved. Moreover, two liaison officers from ERCC are supporting and coordinating the EU assistance.

The Copernicus Emergency Management Service was activated five times with 21 maps produced so far (EMSR686, EMSR687, EMSR688, EMSR689, EMSR690).

Over the next 48 hours the fire danger risk in all Greece is decreasing, however, it is expected to remain high.