Martorell
General information
- Category
- Wildfire
- Fire classification
- PyroCu
- Country
- Catalonia, Spain
- Year
- 2021
© Catalan Fire and Rescue Service
© Catalan Fire and Rescue Service
The Martorell wildfire occurred at the conclusion of a westerly wind episode, accompanied by the interaction of the sea breeze, which resulted in changes to the direction of fire spread and the development of pyroconvective phenomena (PyroCu).
Fire behaviour and surface observations
| Start location lat | 41.46442 deg N |
| Start location lon | 1.936534 deg E |
| Start location name | Martorell, Catalonia |
| Start hour | 13/07/2021 12:15:00 (UTC) |
| Surface affected | 197 ha |
| Fire behavior | Surface, high intensity |
| Torching head | 60 % |
| Torching flanks | 30 % |
| Flame length mean head | 10 m |
| Flame length max head | 15 m |
| Flame length mean flanks | 3 m |
| Flame length max flanks | 5 m |
| Spotting mean | 25 m |
| Spotting max | 500 m |
| Rate of spread mean | 700 m/h |
| Rate of spread max | 1350 m/h |
| Burn ratio mean | 20 ha/h |
| Burn ratio max | 90 ha/h |
Publications
Report of the forest fire in Castellví de Rosanes on 13/07/2021
Catalan Fire and Rescue Service (CFRS)Visit Publication
Pyroconvection Classification Based on Atmospheric Vertical Profiling Correlation With Extreme Fire Spread Observations
Marc Castellnou, Mercedes Bachfischer, Marta Miralles, Borja Ruiz, Cathelijne R. Stoof, Jordi Vilà-Guerau de ArellanoVisit Publication