Through rescEU and the European Civil Protection Pool, the EU has 22 firefighting aircraft, 5 helicopters and 22 certified ground firefighting teams available across 10 countries.

Omissions

• The Commission's official page on the 2026 rescEU fleet confirms 22 firefighting airplanes and 5 helicopters, but states they are stationed in 12 countries (11 EU UCPM Member States plus one partner), not 10 as claimed.
• The '10 countries' figure corresponds to the 2025 wildfire season, when the EU stationed 22 firefighting airplanes and 4 helicopters in 10 Member States — i.e. the claim mixes the 2026 aircraft/helicopter counts with the 2025 country count.
• The figure of '22 certified ground firefighting teams' could not be independently verified in the sources retrieved; the Commission mentions pre-positioned ground forest firefighting teams but the exact number was not found in the available snippets.
• For the 2026 season the EU also deployed 777 firefighters from 14 countries (per EU ECHO communications), context not mentioned in the claim.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG ECHO, Wildfires page (civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu)The 2026 rescEU fleet and the ECPP will include: 22 firefighting airplanes (14 amphibious airplanes and 8 light aircraft); 5 helicopters.
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG ECHO, '5 ways the EU is preparing to respond to wildfires in 2026'22 firefighting airplanes (14 medium amphibious airplanes and 8 light aircraft). 5 helicopters. stationed in 12 countries: 11 EU UCPM Member...
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — DG ECHO, 'EU organises firefighting teams and fleet of aircraft to support wildfire-hit countries' (2025 season)In addition, 22 firefighting airplanes and 4 helicopters will be stationed in 10 Member States to intervene in case of need.
• SecondaryUniversidad de Almería (CDE) — 'EU deploys largest ever wildfire response for 2026 summer'In parallel, 22 firefighting airplanes and 5 helicopters from the EU fleet are ready to support countries under pressure.