PyroLife
The Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions, part of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme, selected to fund this research Innovative Training Network on Integrated Fire Management (IFM). PyroLife supported 15 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) to carry out interdisciplinary research projects within an international netwrok of experts in wildfires. The projects aimed to advance IFM with a […]
The Big Silence
Promoters of the documentary ‘El Gran Silenci. Horta de Sant Joan’ The events that happened in the fire of Horta de Sant Joan in July 2009 in some way represented a before and after in the world of the extinction of forest fires, both here and elsewhere. Among others, he highlighted the need for a […]
Silabh Beagh (Ireland)
Pau Costa Foundation develops a Wildfire Management Plan at landscape scale commissioned by Monaghan County Council, under the project framework CANN Interreg, in the protected area of Sliabh beagh (Border between the North of Ireland and the Republic of Ireland). The plan allows stakeholders to improve their understanding of fire risk and landscape management (necessary to alter fire behavior in the […]
Gender & Fire
The Pau Costa Foundation promotes a new working group to make visible and contribute solutions to gender inequality present in the sector of fires. Whether from personal experience or from the reality we see every day, we are aware that women in the world of emergencies are still very stigmatized. We find that many similarities are shared with other sectors (the glass roof, family […]
IOPES
(Indoor-Outdoor Positioning for Emergency Staff) The IOPES is a two-year project co-funded by the European Commission, Directorate-General Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO), under the call UCPM-2019-PP-AG. The 2019 Call for Proposal (Preparedness projects) focused on strengthening preparedness for responding to multi-sector emergencies, including health, CBRN, environment and marine pollution in Europe and its Neighbourhoods. IOPES […]
SAFERS
This project aims to involve all stakeholders who act around the key phases of the emergency management cycle, including citizens as well as emergency practitioners. SAFERS analyses social media posts andintegrates the crowdsourced data to enhance the capabilities of delineation and forecasting models. An intelligent Chatbot will allow citizens to provide geolocated real-time information about […]
FIRELINKS
FIRElinks develops a network of scientists and professionals from across the EU involved in forest fire research and land management. Likewise, it connects with communities of different scientific and geographical origins, allowing the discussion of different experiences and the emergence of new approaches to fire research. The PCF is the leader of WG5, Socio-Economic aspects […]
RESPOND-A
Next-generation equipment tools and mission-critical strategies for Fire Responders RESPOND-A introduces a unique five-tier project architectural structure for best associating modern telecommunications technology with novel practices for First Responders of saving lives, while safeguarding themselves, more effectively and efficiently. The introduced architecture includes Perception, Network, Processing, Comprehension, and User Interface layers, which can be flexibly […]
OPEN2PRESERVE
The main objective of the OPEN2PRESERVE project is to connect current interdisciplinary scientific knowledge with technology and practical operation, in order to implement and assess combined techniques that guarantee the preservation of the ecosystem services linked to open spaces with high natural value. The project proposes starting different regional pilot experiences based on the combination […]
FIRE-IN
The main objective of FIRE-IN is to improve the national and European capacity of extinction services by promoting innovation in this area and providing pioneering solutions that significantly increase the effectiveness of EU emergency services to raise the level of Security of its citizens. The overall result of the project will be a wide network […]
