Environment, in 4 months 340 fires destroyed 3.9 thousand hectares of vegetation
In Tuscany, between Pisa and Lucca, 500 hectares of forest were affected by fire between April and May 2026
by Davide Madeddu
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Two fires a day. The countryside still reckons with flames.
Specifically, from 1 January 2026 to the latest available update of the European Forest Fire Information System, 'as of 4 May, 340 large fires have been detected on a national scale, affecting a total area covered by vegetation (forest, but also agricultural, herbaceous, shrub) of about 3.9 thousand hectares'.
In the first four months of this year, the area of forest ecosystems already affected by fire amounted to approximately 1900 hectares, corresponding to 49% of the total area affected by fire. The affected forest area includes 1,300 hectares of oak and mixed forests; about 300 hectares of holm oak, cork and high scrub forests; and about 300 hectares of coniferous forests.
500 hectares in smoke between Pisa and Lucca
This is underlined by an Ispra study, which also highlights another detail: in the province of Pisa, in the municipality of San Giuliano Terme, and in the province of Lucca, in the municipalities of Lucca and Capannori, in the period between 28 April and 2 May, about 500 hectares of land were covered by fire, 370 of which were forest cover.
According to Ispra estimates, the area most affected by the fire was the coniferous forest ecosystem, with approximately 200 hectares affected by fire. In addition, about 100 hectares of holm oak and chestnut forests were affected, with an area of about 70 hectares.
