The EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre deployed 40 aircraft and 18 ground teams, and almost 800 firefighters were pre-positioned in 14 European countries.

Omissions

• The figure 'almost 800 firefighters in 14 countries' closely matches the official Commission figure of 777 firefighters from 14 European countries, but the exact number (777) should be used rather than the rounded-up 'almost 800'.
• The specific numbers '40 aircraft' and '18 ground teams' attributed to the ERCC deployment could not be confirmed in the sources located; only the firefighters/14-countries component was verified.
• Sources are consistent that the 777 figure refers to the 2026 summer wildfire season (announced June 2026), which is the most recent pre-positioning before the session date of 2026-09-16.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission – 'EU deploys largest ever wildfire response for 2026 summer'777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal.
• PrimaryDG ECHO – Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations – 'EU deploys largest ever wildfire response for 2026 summer'777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal.
• SecondaryEuronews – "'Out of capacity': EU warns wildfires are pushing response systems to the limit"More than 770 firefighters from 14 countries have been pre-positioned across southern Europe for the summer.