GFMC: EU-Commission

• http://effis.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

Informal working group of forest fire prevention experts (WGFFP)
The group was established in May 2005 and is serving as advisory body to the European Commission

• http://ec.europa.eu/environment/forests/wgffp.htm

EC-funded Natural& Technological Hazards Research
The FP5 Generic activity “Fight against major Natural & TechnologicalHazards” (DG RTD/I.2) is aimed to develop methods andtechnologies (including EO & DSS) for environmental, social & economicimpact and risk assessment, risk management and disaster preparedness; hazardforecasting & monitoring; prevention, evaluation & mitigation; riskperception, communication and awareness. A status report (extract) on researchin the wildland fire arena is available in the following document:

• Natural & Technological Hazards Research

Coordinationof wildland fire science in the Mediterranean Region
A major networking activity in wildland fire science in the Mediterranean Regionis provided by the EUFIRELAB. EUFIRELAB is based at the National ResearchInstitute for Agronomy (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – INRA),Avignon, France.

• http://www.eufirelab.org/

EuropeanForest Fire Statistics  
TheCommission of the European Communities, on the basis of Council Regulation (EEC)No 2158/92 of 23 July 1992 on protection of the Community’s forests against fire(1) in 1994 decided that Member States must at least collect a set of dataconsisting of fire statistical information, comparable at community level andaccessible at specified regular intervals, hereinafter called ‘the minimum coreof information on forest fires’. The database is not publicly accessible.Rationale and principles of the database, however, are described in CommissionRegulation (EC) No 804/94 of 11 April 1994. Community legislation document394R0804 is given at: EUR-LEXwebsite, 31994R0804 

ForestFires in Southern Europe 

• Report No. 1 “Forest Fire in Southern Europe” (July 2001) (PDF file, 0.9 MB)

• Report No. 2 “Forest Fires in Europe – 2001 Fire Campaign” (July 2002) (PDF file, 2.1 MB)

• Report No. 3 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2002 Fire Campaign” (published 2003) (PDF, 6.5 MB)

• Report No. 4 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2003 Fire Campaign” (published 2004) (PDF, 10.5 MB)

• Report No. 5 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2004” (published 2005) (PDF, 2.4 MB)

• Report No. 6 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2005” (published 2006) (PDF, 3.2 MB)

• Report No. 7 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2006” (published 2007) (PDF, 3.5 MB)

• Report No. 8 „Forest Fires in Europe – 2007” (published 2008) (PDF, 3.4 MB)

• Definition and Creation of a Common Knowledge Base for Forest Fires: The DELFI Project

WildlandFire: People, Environment and Biodiversity

The following documentsinclude statements of the European Parliament and the European Commissionconcerning fire as a threat to the environment, people and biodiversity. Incontrast to the disaster-focussed assessments the EC-funded 4-year fire researchprogramme “Fire Paradox” is addressing the beneficial role of fire forstabilizing ecosystems against undesired destruction by fire.

• European Parliament report on natural disasters (fires, drought and floods) – regional development aspects (April 2006) (PDF, 0.2 MB)
• European Parliament report on natural disasters (forest fires, drought and floods) – agricultural aspects (April 2006) (PDF, 0.2 MB)
• Questions and answers about EU biodiversity policy (press release, 22 May 2006)
• Fire PARADOX website

Forest Fire Disaster Risk Reduction
PREVIEW is an EC- co funded research project looking for new techniques to better protect European citizens against environmental risks and to reduce their consequences. The project is coordinated by INFOTERRA France. The Fire Platform includes the PREVIEW elements Fire Engineering, Fire Laboratory, Winter Fires, Fuel Parameters, Fire Risk Indices, Fire Monitoring, Fire Propagator, and Fire Damage Assessment:

• http://www.preview-risk.com/site/FO/scripts/myFO_contenu.php?noeu_id=21&lang=EN

Emergencies

• Civil Protection and Environmental Emergencies

• Single European emergency call number 112

Linksto the European Commission

• European Commission
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/index_en.htm 

• General Directorate for Environment
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/environment/index_en.htm 

• General Directorate for Agriculture
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/agriculture/index_en.htm 

• General Directorate for Research
  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/research/index_en.html 

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