The new tool provides harmonized data and enables comparable forest fire risk assessment across Europe. Thanks to a harmonized methodology, the tool will help the EU, its Member States and other countries pan-European to protect the lives of their citizens and their natural environment.
Today, the Commission presents the first pan-European wildfire risk assessment (Wildfire Risk Assessment).
The new tool provides harmonized data and enables comparable forest fire risk assessment across Europe.
Thanks to a harmonized methodology, the tool will help the EU, its Member States and other countries pan-European to protect the lives of their citizens and their natural environment.
Based on data from the past 20 years, the tool provides an overview of existing structural risks. This tool is the result of collaboration between the Commission and fire safety experts from 43 countries.
It addresses the problem of using different fire assessment methods in different territories, which is often an obstacle to risk assessment in some areas, especially when transboundary fires affect several countries at the same time.
At the national level, the tool can help governments and disaster management authorities integrate risk assessment indicators into prevention, mitigation and preparedness plans.
This is especially important for countries where fires occur frequently. The fire risk assessment will support EU initiatives such as the Civil Protection Mechanism, the EU Solidarity Fund and the implementation of the Rural Development Regulation to identify areas facing moderate and high fire risk.
This summer, the European Union mobilized firefighting aircraft, personnel and helicopters to help Member States and neighboring countries deal with devastating forest fires through the Civil Protection Mechanism and RescEU.
Lena Flitzani
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