Wilfires’ Wilfires’ reponsereponse

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Brief description of the Brief description of the areaarea

Administrative divisionAdministrative division

• Three Provinces

• Huesca

• Zaragoza

• Teruel

• 32 Counties

Morphology of the Morphology of the terrainterrain

47.719 km2

Wildfires’ potential risksWildfires’ potential risks Alpine vegetation Alpine vegetation Subalpine vegetation Subalpine vegetation

((blak pine -blak pine -Pinus Pinus uncinatauncinata) )

Medium Forest (Medium Forest (beech beech - - Fagus sylvaticaFagus sylvatica))

Oak (Oak (Quercus Quercus pyrenaicapyrenaica) ) and Iberian and Iberian pines pines

Small woodland and Small woodland and bushbush

Junipers (Junipers (JuniperusJuniperus)) SteepSteep

Meteorogical situationMeteorogical situation

Risk assessmentRisk assessment

1994: 32.000 ha

Forest fires causesForest fires causes

National OrganisationNational Organisation

Forest Fires is a Regional Forest Fires is a Regional CompetenceCompetence

Spanish Environment Ministry Spanish Environment Ministry – DG Natural environment and forest DG Natural environment and forest

policies policies – General coordination of activities:General coordination of activities:

Spanish Forest PlanSpanish Forest Plan Prevention and Fire-fighting Agreement Prevention and Fire-fighting Agreement

(RDL 11/2005)(RDL 11/2005) Minister Council Agreement (10th June Minister Council Agreement (10th June

2005 and 9th June 2006)2005 and 9th June 2006)

Regional OrganisationRegional Organisation

1984. Transfer of competences of 1984. Transfer of competences of environmental issues to Regional environmental issues to Regional Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Environment

1993. Transfer of comptences on 1993. Transfer of comptences on Civil Protection to Regional Ministry Civil Protection to Regional Ministry of Territory of Territory

Royal Decree 65/2001 and Decree Royal Decree 65/2001 and Decree 226/95: regulation about staff shifts 226/95: regulation about staff shifts and responsabilitiesand responsabilities

Regional LevelRegional Level

– Counties: From 2006 transfer Counties: From 2006 transfer of some aspect in civil of some aspect in civil protection, prevention and protection, prevention and fire-fighting. fire-fighting.

– Province Level: From 1995 Province Level: From 1995 the Fores Fires Teamthe Fores Fires Team

– Regional Level: DG Forest Regional Level: DG Forest FiresFires

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Surveillance Network Surveillance Network against Forest Firesagainst Forest Fires

– 75 fixed posts75 fixed posts– Movil surveillanceMovil surveillance– Communication NetworkCommunication Network

Spread out through the Spread out through the RegionRegion

GPS systemGPS system

Prevention of Forest Prevention of Forest FiresFires

Human causesHuman causes– Environmental educationEnvironmental education– Legal toolsLegal tools

Natural causesNatural causes– Forestry prevention: break outsForestry prevention: break outs– Forest groupsForest groups

OtherOther– To foster private mountain actionsTo foster private mountain actions– Causes researchCauses research

Environmental educationEnvironmental education

Environmental Volunteer ProgramEnvironmental Volunteer Program Exposition “Aragon Forest Fires”Exposition “Aragon Forest Fires” PublicationsPublications BrochuresBrochures

Legal toolsLegal tools

Danger period:

From 1st April to 15th October

Forest GroupForest Group VehiclesVehicles Air meansAir means Technical directionTechnical direction Coordination centersCoordination centers Other meansOther means

Aragon Government Aragon Government toolstools

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976 207 527976 207 527

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