Design and Function of the European Forest Fire Information System

McInerney, Daniel; San-Miguel-Ayanz, Jesús; Corti, Paolo; Whitmore, Ceri; Giovando, Cristiano; Camia, Andrea

doi:10.14358/pers.79.10.965

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“…Roads et al (2010) demonstrated the seasonal forecasts of fire-danger indexes driven by NCEP-CFS outputs had skill in predicting fire activity across western USA. The European Forest Fire Information System (McInerney et al, 2013) currently provides temperature and rainfall anomalies that are expected to exist over European and Mediterranean areas during the next 2 months based on the multi-member ECMWF System 4 seasonal forecast system. Areas that are drier and hotter than normal indicate higher forest-fire danger (http://forest.jrc.ec.…”

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Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Pappenberger

et al. 2015

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. Large-scale fires occur frequently across Indonesia, particularly in the southern region of Kalimantan and eastern Sumatra. They have considerable impacts on carbon emissions, haze production, biodiversity, health, and economic activities.In this study, we demonstrate that severe fire and haze events in Indonesia can generally be predicted months in advance using predictions of seasonal rainfall from the ECMWF System 4 coupled ocean-atmosphere model. Based on analyses of long, up-to-date series observations on burnt area, rainfall, and tree cover, we demonstrate that fire activity is negatively correlated with rainfall and is positively associated with deforestation in Indonesia. There is a contrast between the southern region of Kalimantan (high fire activity, high tree cover loss, and strong non-linear correlation between observed rainfall and fire) and the central region of Kalimantan (low fire activity, low tree cover loss, and weak, non-linear correlation between observed rainfall and fire).The ECMWF seasonal forecast provides skilled forecasts of burnt and fire-affected area with several months lead time explaining at least 70 % of the variance between rainfall and burnt and fire-affected area. Results are strongly influenced by El Niño years which show a consistent positive bias. Overall, our findings point to a high potential for using a more physical-based method for predicting fires with several months lead time in the tropics rather than one based on indexes only. We argue that seasonal precipitation forecasts should be central to Indonesia's evolving fire management policy.

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Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

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Pappenberger

et al. 2015

Nat. Hazards Earth Syst. Sci.

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“…Development of common European approaches and policies on fire management is required due to the transboundary effects of wildland fires, the existence of many diverse environmental causes and consequences related to this risk which require coordination at European Union scale (Montiel-Molina 2013). Currently, the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) which is a modular DSS that monitors forest fires at a continental scale and delivers real-time, multi-dimensional data (McInerney et al 2013), justifies the need for coordinated common approaches to fire management in Europe. Since its establishment, EFFIS, whose objective is to provide accurate data to assess and mitigate the impacts of wildfire events on society and the environment (McInerney et al 2013), has influenced the further development of EU environmental policies on forest protection .…”

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“…Currently, the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) which is a modular DSS that monitors forest fires at a continental scale and delivers real-time, multi-dimensional data (McInerney et al 2013), justifies the need for coordinated common approaches to fire management in Europe. Since its establishment, EFFIS, whose objective is to provide accurate data to assess and mitigate the impacts of wildfire events on society and the environment (McInerney et al 2013), has influenced the further development of EU environmental policies on forest protection .…”

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Fire occurrence zoning from local to global scale in the European Mediterranean basin: implications for multi-scale fire management and policy

Koutsias¹,

Allgöwer²,

Kalabokidis³

et al. 2016

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This study proposes and evaluates a relatively new concept for fire occurrence zoning based on documented historical fire records. The proposed method creates continuous kernel density surfaces based on wildland fire ignition observations. Kernels have the advantage of directly producing density estimates that are not influenced by grid size or localization effects. Within this scheme, kernel density surfaces have been created and reclassified to construct fire occurrence zones at local to global scales in the Mediterranean Basin. Specifically, fire occurrence zones were created for the European scale (European Mediterranean Basin), national scale (Greece), regional scale (Peloponnese, Greece) and local scale (Chalkidiki, Greece). To evaluate fire occurrence zones, we compared the observed with the expected distribution of the number of fires within these zones using a Monte Carlo randomization test, finding that these numbers were statistically different in all cases. The deviations observed from the expected distributions towards the high occurrence zone indicated their successful assessment and value. In this paper, we further discuss their potential role and use for multi-scale fire management and policy in a European context.

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“…Here, we focus on fire behaviour alone, however recent research indicates [7][8][9] that there is a need for improved quantitative information and tools in a wide range of management areas. There are a few national or multinational systems [10,11] providing basic fire behaviour information during wildfires, such as fire size, hotspots or burned area. There are individual attempts to improve this situation, predominantly in the collection of data post-fire.…”

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Improving Fire Behaviour Data Obtained from Wildfires

Filkov

Duff

Penman

2018

Forests

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Abstract:Organisations that manage wildfires are expected to deliver scientifically defensible decisions. However, the limited availability of high quality data restricts the rate at which research can advance. The nature of wildfires contributes to this: they are infrequent, complex events, occur with limited notice and are of relatively short duration. Some information is typically collected during wildfires, however, it is often of limited quantity and may not be of an appropriate standard for research. Here we argue for a minimum standard of data collection from every wildfire event to enhance the advancement of fire behaviour research and make research findings more internationally relevant. First, we analyse the information routinely collected during fire events across Australia. Secondly, we review research methodologies that may be able to supplement existing data collection. Based on the results of these surveys, we develop a recommended list of variables for routine collection during wildfires. In a research field typified by scarce data, improved data collection standards and methodologies will enhance information quality and allow the advancement in the development of quality science.

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Design and Function of the European Forest Fire Information System

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Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

Seasonal forecasting of fire over Kalimantan, Indonesia

Fire occurrence zoning from local to global scale in the European Mediterranean basin: implications for multi-scale fire management and policy

Improving Fire Behaviour Data Obtained from Wildfires

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