1949 Landes forest fire

1949 wildfire in France __NOTOC__frCarte-Incendie-1949-France.jpg Map of the progression of the fire. Orange marks area burnt; blue arrow the directional of travel; and the crosses locations of deaths 1949 08 19 1949 08 25 France: Landes forest no 82 50000 ha km2 thumb|Monument to victims of the 1949 fires, at Canéjan thumb|Monument to victims of the 1949 fires, at CestasA major wildfire occurred from 19 August 1949 to 25 August 1949 in the Landes forest in France. 50000 ha km2 of forest land were burnt - and 82 people killed. https://cneffpaysages.blog/2009/07/13/the-fatal-forest-fire-remembering-the-1949-mega-fire-in-the-foret-des-landes-south-west-france/ The Fatal Forest Fire – remembering the "1949 Mega fire" in the "Forêt des Landes" (South West France) Christophe Neff 13 July 2009 Blogs le Monde on LeMonde.fr 5 August 2019 5 August 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190805152422/https://cneffpaysages.blog/2009/07/13/the-fatal-forest-fire-remembering-the-1949-mega-fire-in-the-foret-des-landes-south-west-france/ live It was considered the most deadly forest fire in Europe until the 2007 wildfires and the 2018 wildfires occurred in Greece, which killed 84 and 99 people, respectively. Since both events in Greece can be distinguished as multiple fire events, the Landes fire still ranks as the deadliest wildfire in Europe since record-keeping began. Pyrotragedies – a critical retrospective on the wildfire situation in Europe during July 2018 7 August 2018 https://cneffpaysages.blog/2018/08/07/pyrotragedies-a-critical-retrospective-on-the-wildfire-situation-in-europe-during-july-2018/ Blogs le Monde on LeMonde.fr 8 August 2018 5 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190605035840/https://cneffpaysages.blog/2018/08/07/pyrotragedies-a-critical-retrospective-on-the-wildfire-situation-in-europe-during-july-2018/ live The municipalities of Cestas, Saucats, Marcheprime and Mios in the Gironde department were devastated by the forest fire. The very high dead toll from the fire shocked the country – and marked the starting point for the construction of the “Défense de la forêt contre les incendies” System ("Defending Forest against Wildfires" System). Pyrotragedies – a critical retrospective on the wildfire situation in Europe during July 2018 7 August 2018 https://cneffpaysages.blog/2018/08/07/pyrotragedies-a-critical-retrospective-on-the-wildfire-situation-in-europe-during-july-2018/ Blogs le Monde on LeMonde.fr 9 August 2018 5 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190605035840/https://cneffpaysages.blog/2018/08/07/pyrotragedies-a-critical-retrospective-on-the-wildfire-situation-in-europe-during-july-2018/ live Bibliography and further reading Joan Deville, L'Incendie meurtrier dans la forêt des Landes en août 1949, Les Éd. des Pompiers de France, 15 mai 2009, 160 p. (978-2916079202) (in French) See also 2026 Landes forest wildfire References External links Pourquoi les incendies de forêts sont-ils si meurtriers ? Par Robert B Chevrou La sécheresse remarquable de l'année agricole 1948-1949 en France. Les incendies de forêt dans le massif landaisJuly 2026 InternetArchiveBot archived 1949 - l'incendie meurtrier dans la Forêt des Landes (article in the blog Paysages)(in French) The Fatal Forest Fire – remembering the “1949 Mega fire” in the „Forêt des Landes” (South West France) (article in the blog Paysages) Le 19 août 1949 – le drame de la Forêt des Landes (article in the blog Paysages)(in French) Category:Wildfire ecology Category:History of firefighting Category:1940s wildfires Category:1940s fires in Europe Category:1949 fires Category:1949 disasters in France Category:August 1949 in Europe Category:History of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Category:Wildfires in France