News from the UN: Report on the FAO/ITTO International Expert Meeting on Forest Fire Management, ANNEX 5 (IFFN No. 24 – April 2001)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Report on the
FAO/ITTO International Expert Meeting on Forest Fire Management
Rome, Italy, 7-9 March 2001
(IFFN No. 24 – April 2001, 78-98)
ANNEX 5
Tabel 1. Some Existing Agreements for Mutual Assistance and Emergency Response 11
Agreement Type
Country
Agreement Partner Descriptions
In-country
USA
National, with individual States (National Wildfire Coordinating Group
National with Military
Mexico
Federal Government with individual States
Federal (SEMARNAP) with Military
Chile
National Government with Regions
National Government with Private Sector
Bilateral Agreements between Regions
Bilateral Agreements between Regions and Private Sector
Private to Private Sector Agreements
Other Agreements with Armed Forces, Fire Brigades etc
Australia
Federal Government with individual States (large emergencies)
State to State agreements
South Africa
Agreements with Military
Agreements between Provinces and National Government (under formulation)
France
Prevention done within Forestry Sector
Fire Suppression under Civil Society (Military Corps)
Centralized authority decides how, without formal Agreements
Local Authorities have local mechanisms to share resources
Ethiopia
Individual Regions responsible
Federal level have funds for Emergency Plans to share resources
Spain
National Coordinating Committee establishes rules for Sharing Central Government resources to fight fire when Autonomous Region resources need
Bilateral Agreements between Regions (principle of single command, each agency covers costs of services provided)
Agreements with Armed Forces
Greece
Resources centrally allocated in cooperation with Districts for fire suppression
Prevention: National leadership with funding to Regions
Involvement of Local Authorities through personnel, volunteers
Regions have Emergency Plans communicated to National Government
Bilateral Agreements
Spain
Portugal, France and Morocco (Aircraft and equipment), West Mediterranean
Specific Coordinating Centre in each Country, Cost paid by receiving countries
USA
USA with Mexico
USA with Canada
USA and Canada with Australia and New Zealand (under preparation)
Chile
Chile with Argentina
Turkey
Central Government, Memo of Understanding with Other Countries for Fire Resources, allocated centrally and distributed at the local level
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