Forest Fire Statistics Germany 2020

Although the number of forest fires in Germany last year was again higher than the average of previous years, according to the forest fire statistics of the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BZL), the area burned was significantly below the long-term average. This can be attributed to the extensive and technical measures taken to prevent forest fires, such as our terrestrial system for the early detection of forest fires, which is being used successfully in several German states, among others.