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Description: PREVAIL forest fires (Pevention Action Increases Large fire response preparedness) is funded by the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism Programme.
Project Objectives Structure Partners CTFC DEMETER ISA UNINA UNITUS Results Dissemination Contacts links Menu Project Objectives Structure Partners CTFC DEMETER ISA UNINA UNITUS Results Dissemination Contacts links Youtube Search watch on Vimeo PREVAIL project is funded by the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism PREVAIL project involves members from Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal, working together to find the best solutions Prevention action increases large fire response preparedness Smart solution
Extreme wea ther conditions (long dry spells, strong wind) and fuel-rich rural landscapes represent ideal conditions for wildfires to spin out of control. Fire management organizations are increasingly confronting with extreme wild fire events, characterized by fire-line intensities well exceeding the possibilities of fire suppression by g round means. It is when a forest fire gets too big for a country to extinguish on its own, that the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism (UCPM) can be activated to
Between 2007 and 2018, some 30% of all requests for assistance through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism were in response to forest fires.
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