B.2 Similarities and Differences Between EU Mediterranean Countries in Forest Fire Fighting: a Challenge for Improvement MEFISTO
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Similarities and differences between EU Mediterranean B.2 Countries in forest fire fighting: a challenge for improvement MEFISTO Mediterranean Forest Fire Fighting Training Standardization 1 MEFISTO Deliverable B.2 Project title Mediterranean Forest Fire Fighting Training Standardization Call for proposal 2016 for prevention and preparedness projects Call identifier in civil protection and marine pollution Project acronym MEFISTO Starting date 15-01-2017 End date 14-01-2019 General Directorate for Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Funding scheme Operation (DG ECHO) of the European Commission (EC) Contract no. MEFISTO - ECHO/SUB/2016/742556/PREP24 Deliverable N. D.B.2 Similarities and differences between EU Mediterranean Deliverable name Countries in forest fire fighting: a challenge for improvement Task B Date January 15th, 2018 2 MEFISTO consortium CO Università degli Studi di Firenze - Dipartimento di Gestione delle risorse Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali (UNIFI) Italy BE1 Escola Nacional de Bombeiros (ENB) Portugal BE4 Centro de Servicios y Promoción Forestal y de su Industria de Castilla y León (CESEFOR) Spain BE3 Entente pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne (ENTENTE) France BE4 Regione Toscana (RT) Italy 3 Similarities and differences between EU Mediterranean Countries in forest fire fighting: a challenge for improvement Coordinating lead authors: Andrea Laschi and Enrico Marchi 4 Authors: Blanco Lago Elena CESEFOR, Spain Gomes Artur ENB, Portugal Blanc Jean-Pierre ENTENTE, France Laschi Andrea UNIFI, Italy Biscay Jean-Frédéric ENTENTE, France Marchi Enrico UNIFI, Italy Bonfils Louis ENTENTE, France Pacini Giacomo Tuscany Region, Italy Calvani Gianluca Tuscany Region, Italy Pasquinelli Paola Tuscany Region, Italy Catarino Verónica ENB, Portugal Reis Vitor ENB, Portugal Chirici Gherardo UNIFI, Italy Rey Van Den Bercken CDF (Centro para la Enrique Defensa del Fuego). Junta de Castilla y León, Spain de Saint Germain Ronan ENTENTE, France Tonarelli Luca DREAM Italia, Italy Fabiano Fabio UNIFI, Italy Tosello Philip ENTENTE, France Fernández Huertas Víctor CDF (Centro para la Travaglini Davide UNIFI, Italy Defensa del Fuego). Junta de Castilla y León, Spain Ferreira José ENB, Portugal 5 Summary List of Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................... 16 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 17 1. Introduction – Mediterranean forest fire fighting: state of the art .................................................................. 18 2. Data and information collection ....................................................................................................................... 19 3. Procedures, methods and techniques applied in fire fighting .......................................................................... 21 3.1 Italy – Tuscany region ................................................................................................................................. 21 3.1.1 Forest fire protection organization ...................................................................................................... 21 3.1.2 Incident Command System (ICS) .......................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Fire fighting resources and their management .................................................................................... 26 3.1.4 Fire fighting organization in other Italian Regions ............................................................................... 27 3.2 Portugal ....................................................................................................................................................... 30 3.2.1 Forest fire protection organization ...................................................................................................... 30 3.2.2 Incident Command System (ICS) .......................................................................................................... 37 3.2.3 Fire fighting resources and their management .................................................................................... 40 3.2.3 Organization and procedures used at big forest fires events .............................................................. 41 3.3 Spain - Castilla y Leòn .................................................................................................................................. 47 3.3.1 Forest fire protection organization ...................................................................................................... 47 3.3.2 Incident Command System (ICS) ......................................................................................................... 52 3.3.3 Fire fighting resources and their management .................................................................................... 55 3.4 France .......................................................................................................................................................... 58 3.4.1 Forest fire protection organization ...................................................................................................... 58 3.4.2 Incident Command System (ICS) .......................................................................................................... 62 3.4.3 Fire fighting resources and their management .................................................................................... 64 3.5 Croatia ......................................................................................................................................................... 69 3.6 Similarities and differences in organizations .............................................................................................. 70 6 4. The organization of Forest fire Training ............................................................................................................ 73 4.1 Training organization in Tuscany Region .................................................................................................... 73 4.2 Training organization in Portugal ................................................................................................................ 74 4.3 Training organization in Castilla y Leòn ...................................................................................................... 74 4.4 Training organization in France ................................................................................................................... 77 4.5 Training organization for forest fire fighters in Croatia .............................................................................. 77 4.6 Evaluations on the different organizations related with professional trainings about forest fire fighting 78 5. Analysis and assessment of training methods .................................................................................................. 79 5.1 Tuscany Region trainings in forest fire fighting .......................................................................................... 79 5.2 Portuguese training activities: ENB’s training programs and strategy as national school for fire fighters 80 5.3 Training Courses for forest fire fighters in Castilla y Leòn .......................................................................... 83 5.4 French organization of training activities ................................................................................................... 86 5.5 Croatian organization of training activities ................................................................................................. 88 6. Accident and safety measures .......................................................................................................................... 89 6.1 Injuries related to forest fire fighting – available information ................................................................... 89 6.1.1 Statistics from Spain ............................................................................................................................. 89 6.2 Individual and collective safety measures .................................................................................................. 90 7. Conclusions. Challenges for an efficient standardisation of training activities at European level ................... 95 ANNEX I – Questionnaire used to obtain information from Partners .................................................................. 97 7 List of Abbreviations AERO Aerial means officer - France (officier AERO) Environmental agent, Forest Ranger or Forest warden - Spain AM (Agente medioambiental de guardia, (incluye celadores, con idénticas funciones)) National Civil Protection Authority – Portugal (Autoridade ANPC Nacional de Protecção Civil) CA Fire engine driver- Spain (Conductor de autobomba) Regional Command Center – Spain (Centro Autonómico de CAM Mando) Fire Department Command - Portugal (Comando do Corpo de CCB Bombeiros) CCF Fire truck - France (Camion citerne feux de forêts) District Operational Coordination Centres – Portugal (Centro CCOD de Coordenação Operacional Distrital) National Operational Coordination Centre – Portugal