Nearly 800 firefighters from 13 countries are pre-positioned in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Omissions

• The official figure is 777 firefighters from 14 European countries, not 13 countries — the country count in the claim is off by one.
• The official prepositioning list published by the European Commission includes France alongside Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain; the claim's country list ('Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal') omits France.
• Primary sources consulted (European Commission DG ECHO news releases of 2026-06-02 and 2026-07-06) were published before the session date of 2026-07-08 and confirm the figure.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (news)777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain ...
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (news)777 firefighters from 14 European countries are already, or soon will be, strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, ...
• SecondaryThe Brussels TimesAhead of this year's wildfire season, the EU pre-positioned a record 777 firefighters from 14 countries in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece ...
• SecondaryWodne Sprawy (news outlet)777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically deployed to high-risk areas in Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and ...