SPREAD: Forest fire spread prevention and mitigation

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 01.0138

Key words (English)

Earth Sciences; Environmental Protection; Meteorology; Safety
JRC

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: EVG1-2001-00027

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 1.4a.8 Generic R&D activities

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

SPREAD provides a framework for the development and implementation of an integrated forest fire management system for Europe. It will develop an end-to-end solution with inputs from Earth observation and meteorological data, information on the human dimension of fire risk, and assimilation of these data in fire prevention and fire behaviour models.

It will provide new tools for fire management, in close collaboration with regional and national forest agencies, and new approaches to post-fire landscape management. SPREAD adopts a highly interdisciplinary and innovative approach that builds on the key scientific achievements of the contributing teams over the last decade. A strong management team will be responsible for integrating research across the project, for disseminating the research outputs, and for delivering the fire management system.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
Hallwylstrasse 4
CH-3003 Berne, Switzerland
Tel. [phone]
Swiss Project-Number: 01.0138