Skogbranner

All municipalities · Innlandet

Forest fire danger and fire ban in Stor-Elvdal

Stor-Elvdal municipality in Innlandet, Norway. Here you can see the forest fire danger today and over the next two days, and whether satellites have detected possible fires in the municipality in the last week.

Forest fire danger index from the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. The headline shows the highest level covering at least 5 % of the municipality. Not a warning. Always follow warnings and advice from the municipality and the fire service.

Large forest fires in Stor-Elvdal

  • Stor-Elvdal forest fire of 2002, 5–7 June 2002: about 1 km² burned
  • Stor-Elvdal fire of 1946, 24–25 May 1946: about 1 km² burned

Forest and fire service in Stor-Elvdal

Forest covers about 1,387 km², or 65 % of the land area of Stor-Elvdal.

Fire stations in the municipality

  • Koppang (Midt-Hedmark brann-og redningsvesen IKS)

Fire ban in Stor-Elvdal

From 15 April to 15 September it is forbidden to light a fire in or near forest and other open land everywhere in Norway, including Stor-Elvdal, unless the municipality has given permission or has its own local rules. When the danger is especially high, the municipality can also ban fires outside this period. Always check what applies in Stor-Elvdal municipality. Read more about the fire ban

Neighbouring municipalities