| Acronym | Indicator | Measurement unit | Primary data source |
| Forest fires’ variables | |||
| FIRDEN | Density of forest fires on total municipal area (2009-2012) | Fires per km2 | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| AVGFSU | Average fire size by municipality (2009-2012) | Hectare | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| FIRSU% | Percentage of municipal area affected by fires (2009-2012) | Burnt area/km2 | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| WOOD | Proportion of burnt forests on total burnt area (2009-2012) | % | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| CROP | Proportion of burnt cropland on total burnt area (2009-2012) | % | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| PAST | Proportion of burnt pastures on total burnt area (2009-2012) | % | Hellenic Fire Brigade |
| Territorial and socioeconomic variables | |||
| DENPOP | Population density (2011) | Inhabitants/km2 | Hellenic Statistic Authority |
| DIST | Distance from Athens | km | Hellenic Statistic Authority |
| VARDEM | Annual population growth rate (2001-2011) | % | Hellenic Statistic Authority |
| POPRAT | The ratio of present to resident population (2011) | % | Hellenic Statistic Authority |
| ADJBUI | The ratio of adjacent buildings on total buildings (2001) | % | Hellenic Statistic Authority |
| SUPMUN | Municipality surface area | km2 | Ministry of the Environment |
| ELEV | Elevation (0: lowland; 1: upland municipalities) | Dummy | Ministry of the Environment |
| INCOME | Average per-capita declared income (2011) | Euros | Ministry of Finance |