2014 Västmanland wildfire

2014 wildfire in central Sweden Need final assessment of what happened and damage caused, not just news reports from during the fire April 2023 Skogsbranden i Västmanland 2014 hist August 2014 2014 Västmanland wildfire VästmanlandsbrandKl10den5i8år2014.jpg Västmanland, Sweden 2014 07 31 yes-2014 08 11 yes 15000 ha acre Accidental 80 homes 79 outbuildings 1 commercial property 1 civilian 9 firefighters 1 civilian Sweden Västmanland thumb|NASA Earth Observatory photo. August 4, 2014. The 2014 Västmanland wildfire was a wildfire that broke out on the afternoon of 31 July 2014 on the border between Sala Municipality and Surahammar Municipality in Västmanland, Sweden.Skogsbrand på kalhygge http://salaallehanda.com/nyheter/sala/1.2578340-skogsbrand-pa-kalhygge Sala Allehanda Julia Engström Virsbo sv 31 July 2014 4 August 2014 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304174831/http://salaallehanda.com/nyheter/sala/1.2578340-skogsbrand-pa-kalhygge dead It is Sweden's largest wildfire in 40 years.Anna Molin 5 August 2014 One Dead as Sweden's Forest Fire Rages On / About 1,000 People Have Been Evacuated From Their Homes https://www.wsj.com/articles/thousands-evacuated-one-dead-as-swedens-forest-fire-rages-on-1407230183 The Wall Street Journal Dow Jones & Company 6 August 2014 After an EU appeal, Italy and France provided firefighting aircraft.Five day fires out of control http://www.thelocal.se/20140804/five-day-forest-fire-rages-out-of-control The Local 6 August 2014 5 August 2014 On 4 August 2014, the evacuation of residents began in Gammelby alongside Route 668 east of Lake Virsbo, Västervåla and Ängelsberg.Skogsbranden http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastmanland/Sv/manniska-och-samhalle/krisberedskap/skogsbranden/Pages/skogsbranden.aspx Länsstyrelsen Västmanland sv 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140812064812/http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/vastmanland/sv/manniska-och-samhalle/krisberedskap/skogsbranden/pages/skogsbranden.aspx 2014-08-12 dead 2014 08 05, over one thousand people were forced to evacuate their homes, and the town of Norberg, with about 4500 residents, was being considered for evacuation. One person was confirmed killed by the fire near Stabäck. The fire was declared a national emergency. It encompassed over 15,000 hectares and was located northwest of Sala. The Swedish Armed Forces were mobilized, with about 100 personnel providing support to the firefighters as of 7 August. Authorities requested that volunteer firefighters stay away after one group of them became trapped and had to be rescued. The wildfire threatened the UNESCO World Heritage Site Engelsberg Ironworks. The owners of the Ironworks, Nordstjernan, rented two helicopters of their own to water the area close to the site.http://www.expressen.se/nyheter/varldsarvet-hotas-nu-av-jattebranden/ Världsarvet hotas nu av jättebranden Expressen Tommy Schönstedt 5 August 2014 29 March 2016 sv The Swedish police started a preliminary investigation of the cause of the fire, to see if it was caused by criminal negligence. According to local media, a driver of a ground-preparation vehicle stated that the fire started in his vehicle and that no fire watch was posted despite a very high risk of fire.http://www.lantbruk.com/lantbruk/skogsarbetare-forhors-om-brandstarten Polisen utreder eventuellt brott för skogsbranden Lantbruk.com Rolf Segerstedt 7 August 2014 29 March 2016 sv https://web.archive.org/web/20160410045000/http://www.lantbruk.com/lantbruk/skogsarbetare-forhors-om-brandstarten 10 April 2016 dead Although the 2014 Swedish heat wave did not cause the fire, the exceptionally hot and dry conditions of the summer of 2014 enabled the fire to spread and intensify.Molin Anna Europe News: Sweden Battles Against Deadly Wildfire The Wall Street Journal 6 August 2014 1551253951 See also List of wildfires References 35em External links 59.90 16.15 region:SE_dim:20km title Category:2014 in Sweden Västmanland Category:21st century in Västmanland County Category:Wildfires in Sweden Category:July 2014 in Sweden Category:August 2014 in Sweden Category:September 2014 in Sweden