IV INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR ON PREPARATION AND PRE-PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR WILDFIRE RESPONSE ‘TRAINING GUIDELINES’

IV INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC SEMINAR ON PREPARATION AND PRE-PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR WILDFIRE RESPONSE ‘TRAINING GUIDELINES’

 

+ Scope and objectives

IV International Scientific Seminar on Preparation and pre-planning activities for wildfire response ‘Training guidelines’ is event supporting international research project entitled Integrated Technological and Information Platform for wildfire Management (SILVANUS; project leader: Universita Telematica Pegaso, Italy). The project “(…) envisages to deliver an environmentally sustainable and climate resilient forest management platform through innovative capabilities to prevent and combat against the ignition and spread of forest fires”. The seminar focuses on issues of task 3.3 of the project and regards Preparation and pre-planning activities for wildfire response.

The main objective of the seminar is to present training guidelines concerning preparation and pre-planning activities for wildfire response. The guidelines bases on results presented during previous three seminars. They are kind of the results summarization in synthetic way as well as basing of viewpoints of fire services, forest services, UAV operators and public administration representatives involved in wildfire response. The guidelines consider operations to be carried out during first period after wildfire ignition, ascribing into early detection and communication of the hazard, immediate disposal of wildfire responders, comprehensive recognition of hazard situation (from ground and air), effective getting of the resources to the wildfire scene, firefighting tactics (including ensuring continuous access to water) and cooperation between entities fighting the fire. Special attention is paid on correspondence with modern technologies, high quality content, reflecting of state-of-the-art as well as best educational and training solutions.

https://silvanus-project.eu

+ Date

30 March 2023, 10:00-12:00

+ Formula

On-line (MsTeams)

+ Organiser

The Main School of Fire Service, Warsaw (Poland)

+ Registration

Registration is proceeded in on-line formula, with the use of Google Forms. The registration is available under the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9Qhb5_7YF2yjS48ylFwrD4p-D1X56qfSNIDFJycJ6wcb-RQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

The registration is open till 28 March 2023 (end of the day). There is limited number of participants to be registered (150 participants) regarding order of applications.

+ Program

No.

Title

Time

Speaker/Moderator

1

Training guidelines on data and information flows between wildfire responders

10:00-10:30

Pawel Gromek

2

Guidelines on effective curricula for training related to preparation and pre-planning activities for wildfire response

10:30-11:00

Pawel Gromek

3

Discussion

11:00-12:00

 

+ Accommodation and fee

Regarding on-line formula of the seminar, there are no accommodation needs and requirements concerned. Participation in the event is free of charge.

+ Participation in the event

Organisational board will use e-mail addresses from registration forms to send direct MsTeams links to the event 1-2 days before the seminar date.

Seminar language will be English.

+ Scientific Board

  1. Paweł Gromek – Chair of the Scientific Board
  2. Krishna Chandramouli
  3. Michele Corleto
  4. Gabriela Panzariuc
  5. Mariusz Feltynowski
  6. Wioletta Rogula-Kozłowska
  7. Anna Prędecka
  8. Monika Wojakowska
  9. Robert Piec
  10. Anna Szajewska
  11. Radosław Fellner

+ Organisational Board

  1. Monika Komendarska – Chair of the Organisational Board
  2. Marcin Łapicz
  3. Barbara Szykuła-Piec
  4. Jan Bihałowicz

+ Contact details

  1. Monika Komendarska: mkomendarska@sgsp.edu.pl
  2. Pawel Gromek: pgromek@sgsp.edu.pl