Wildfire Preparedness
Wildfire Preparedness supports companies developing space-enabled services for wildfire risk assessment, fuel management and adaptation to reduce fire likelihood, severity and societal impacts.
Funder: European Space Agency
Due Dates: December 1, 2026, at 13:00 CET (Activity Pitch Questionnaire)
Funding Amounts: Proof-of-concept: eligible activity costs up to €600,000, 9–12 months; pilots: case-by-case costs, 12–24 months; ESA co-funding depends on entity type and National Delegation approval
Summary: Supports commercially viable, space-enabled services for wildfire risk assessment, fuel management, and preventative and adaptation measures.
Key Information: Registered companies need written National Delegation authorisation for funding at the Full Proposal stage.
Description
Wildfire Preparedness is a non-competitive call within the European Space Agency’s Wildfire Safety initiative, administered through the ACCESS Business Applications and Space Solutions (BASS) programme line. It supports companies studying, developing and demonstrating pre-operational services that reduce wildfire likelihood, severity and societal impacts before ignition or escalation.
The call focuses on wildfire risk assessment, fuel management and landscape condition, and adaptation and long-term preparedness. Other use cases are welcome when they clearly contribute to pre-event risk reduction or long-term resilience. Satellite Earth observation, communications or GNSS must be essential to the service, potentially combined with terrestrial data and complementary technologies. Proposals should address practical customer decisions, demonstrate commercial viability and technical feasibility, and establish a credible pathway to operational use rather than focus on pure academic research or real-time emergency response alone.
