CIVIL PROTECTION OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA REGION

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CIVIL PROTECTION OF FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA REGION
THE WILDLAND FIRE-FIGHTING SYSTEM IN FRIULI
VENEZIA GIULIARegional organization and
crossborder collaboration between Slovenia and
Italy
ing. Aldo Primiero Protezione civile della
Regione Friuli Venezia GiuliaNova Gorica 19
October 2007
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The wildland fire-fighting system in FVG

• The Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia
  Region coordinates the wildland fire management
  activities in collaboration with Regional Forest
  Corp
• The structures involved in wildland fire
  emergencies are
• Operative Center of Regional Civil Protection in
  Palmanova (SOR)
• Regional Forest Corp
• Volunteers of fire-fighting teams of civil
  protection Municipality groups and fire-fighting
  Associations
• Regional Air Service of civil protection (3
  helicopters Ecureil AS350 B3)
• Air Fleet of National Department of Civil
  Protection coordinated by COAU -Unified Air
  Operative Center- ( Erickson S64 and Canadair
  CL-14)
• National fire brigade

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The wildland fire-fighting system in FVG

• The Regional Operative Center of Palmanova SOR
  -coordinates the overall wildland fire emergency
  activities in collaboration with Regional Forest
  Corp

SOR

• Emergency Radio network
• GIS systems
• Free phone number for emergency

On field

• 119 AIB municipality teams
• 1100 AIB volunteers
• CFR personnel
• technical equipment and vehicles
• helicopters and/or airplanes

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The main activities of the wildland fire-fighting
system

• Prevention

Fire suppression

• Recovery and restoration of burned areas

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Prevention activities

• - instruction of citizens about wildfire risks

- vigilance

• - prevention structural interventions

• - maintenance of communication systems and
  dedicated radio network

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Example of prevention intervention

• Wildfire prevention plan in Carso/Karst area

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Civil Protection of Friuli Venezia Giulia
International Cooperation Agreement Acts

• with Slovenia
• 15 gennaio 2006
• with Carinzia
• 25 novembre 2006

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Crossborder collaboration in Komen Wildfire
21 July 2006
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Crossborder collaboration activities
Slovenia-Italy-Carinzia

• civil protection practises in cross border
  municipalities