Professionnals partner / Local Information

European Commission

Press release : "European Commission - working to combat fire and drought in the EU", 08/10/2005.

European Commission

Latest reports "Forest Fires in Europe" of the European Commission Joint Research Centre. "Forest Fires in Europe" Report

European Forest Fire Information System - EFFIS

The Nature Conservancy

Learn to live with fire

International Association of Wildland Fire

2nd Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire Conference - April 26-29, 2010- Texas

The Association for Fire Ecology

Promoting the Application of Fire Ecology through Science and Education

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France

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries

Press materials : "Prevention of forest fires", 2006. See

Prométhée

Data bank on forest fires in the Mediterranean region in France. Prométhée

Prim.net

Prevention portal of major risks. Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Planning.
Information on forest fires risks. Prim.net

Observatoire de la Forêt Méditerranéenne

Information portal on Mediterranean forest. It is a major source of information about forest fires. OFME

Préfecture du Languedoc-Roussillon et de l'Hérault

Technical cell of prescribed burning (CTBD34) aims at develop this tool. See

Service d'Utilité Agricole de la Montagne: SUAMME

Prescribed burning news on Herault and Gard department. Network teams burning presentation; network meetings organization; taken actions; last published work.

Cemagref

Research institute for water and territories sustainable management. Aix-en-Provence center is one of the ten groups of Cemagref. The four research units of Aix-en-Provence work mainly in two areas: water and rural areas. Special Issue DFCI "The fire against fire". Cemagref

Feu et biodiversité au niveau du paysage

Fédération Nationale des Sapeurs Pompiers de France

Tactical fire feature : definitions, legal framework, professionals training, testimonials). FNS Pompiers

Institut pour la forêt méditerranéenne

Created since 1989 by the Regional Council of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and by Entente Interdépartementale in order to Protect the Forest against wildfire. Institut pour la forêt

Office de l'Environnement de la Corse

Since 2006, "Office de l’Environnement de Corse" is a unique tool of local collectivity in wildfire prevention. OEC

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Open picture: See

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Finland

European Forest Institute

Leading forest research network in Europe.
Dr. Caroline Narayan : Prescribed burning to mitigate CO2 emissions? EFI

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Portugal

Instituto de Meteorologia

Map of Fire index in Portugal. Instituto de Meteorologia

Floresta Unida

Blog topics encouraging action in the field of prevention and fight against forest fires: Diffusion of conferences planning, seminars and reviews on the prevention and fight against portuguese fires. Floresta Unida

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Spain

ATBRIF - Associacion de trabajadores de las Brigadas de Refuerzo Contra Incendios Forestales

La BRIF son unidades helitransportadas, especialmente entrenadas y formadas para el combate de incencios forestales. ATBRIF

FIREMaster - International Graduate Program in Fire Science and Management

FIREMaster will educate some graduate students (half EU and half US) in understanding, synthesizing and applying science to support integrated fire management for forests and other natural resources. FIREMaster

Javier Blanco - FireParadox Member

Blog on Incendios Forestales y Quemas Prescritas Javier Blanco

Incendio Forestal

Un portal colaborativo sobre incendios forestales que queremos sea un punto de encuentro de profesionales que buscan compartir conocimientos. Incendio Forestal

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Italy

Forum foreste

La comunità online di riferimento sulle foreste. Forum foreste