Wildfires increasingly threaten Mediterranean regions, driven by extreme temperatures, prolonged droughts, strong winds and expanding urban–forest interfaces. ARTEMis focuses on Attica—one of Europe’s most wildfire-prone metropolitan areas—to assess risk modelling, exposure mapping and early-warning capabilities. This pilot enables testing of advanced fire-risk analytics, multi-source data integration and impact-based decision-support tools in complex, densely populated environments.

Wildfires — Attica, Greece (2018–2022) 

Attica has experienced several severe wildfire events, including the deadly Mati fire (2018), the Varympompi wildfire (2021) and the Penteli fire (2022). These events reveal how meteorological extremes, flammable vegetation, urban sprawl and population density create high-impact fire scenarios. ARTEMis evaluates a combined modelling approach using BEYOND’s Machine Learning fire-risk model, FlamMap simulations and the FireHub early-warning and monitoring system. High-resolution datasets on population, building characteristics and land-use inform detailed vulnerability and exposure assessments. Field campaigns validate risk maps and guide operational planning. This pilot supports the development of more accurate risk visualisations, harmonised early-warning procedures and improved preparedness strategies for Mediterranean wildfire environments