International Wildfire Preparedness Mechanism (IWPM)

Tools of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) for advising / supporting nations and the United Nations in Capacity Building in Landscape Fire Management and Wildfire Disaster Risk Reduction

The GFMC offers a number of tools that may either be used directly online or be requested for implementation by interested parties. Some tools will require finances for implementation (Last Update: 26 March 2016):

Overview of tools (PDF)
GFMC Tool 1 – Global Wildland Fire Information System
GFMC Tool 2 – Regional Wildland Fire Networks under the aegis of the Global Wildland Fire Network
GFMC Tool 3 – International and regional advisory bodies / services for fire management
GFMC Tool 4 – Global Wildland Fire Early Warning System and global portal for national and regional wildland fire early warning
GFMC Tool 5 – International support tools / services for wildfire emergency response
GFMC Tool 6 – Establishment and services of Regional Fire Management Resource Centers
GFMC Tool 7 – National Round Tables on Fire Management
GFMC Tool 8 – Systematic application of outreach work in participatory (community-based) fire management
GFMC Tool 9 – Capacity building in the application of principles of integrated fire management in biodiversity management, nature conservation and protected areas management
All GFMC Tools in one document – Download all tools in one single PDF