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The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep.
2021
Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany
Federation of European Fire Officers (FEU)
Social Media
County
During
Real-world
Wildfire, Drought
[[Long description::This documentary from German TV channel WDR uses archive footage to tell the story of the major fires and gives eyewitnesses, rescuers and helpers a chance to have their say in German language.
A film for „Heimatflimmern“ by Brigitte Büscher and Benjamin Braun. Production company: Ansager und Schnipselmann GmbH & Co KG. This film was produced in 2021, all statements and facts correspond to the status at that time and have not been updated since then. „Heimatflimmern“ is a documentary format that tells exciting stories from the federal state of Northrhine-Westphalia. ]]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA, Crisis Communication: "Crisis Communication" has not been listed as valid URI scheme., [[Additional links::Wildfire safety tips]], [[Additional links::Water Conservation Tips During a Drought]], [[Additional links::Water Conservation Tips Before a Drought]]
Making Information Accessible, Targeting Communication
- Creating awareness about increasing risks of wildfires because of a sequence of years with drought periods.
- Extensive wildfires sometimes require the evacuation of citizens living in the vicinity of the fire ground.
- Behaviour appropriate to the fire risk is absolutely essential when in the forest, especially during drought.
People living in the vicinity of the burning area had to be evacuated.
Radio communication did not work well.
Good Cross-border (cross-jurisdiction / cross-country) cooperation of fire services, police and public authorities was necessary to meet the challenges related to wide spread wildfire.
Youtube
WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Fire Service, Police
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Created: 18 November 2023
Last edited: 28 November 2023
The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep.
Hazard:
Wildfire, Drought
Year:
2021
Location:
Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany
Scale:
County
Involved Organisations:
WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Fire Service, Police
Publishing Organisation
Federation of European Fire Officers (FEU)
Thematic
- Making Information Accessible
- Targeting Communication
Disaster Management Phase
During
Description
This documentary from German TV channel WDR uses archive footage to tell the story of the major fires and gives eyewitnesses, rescuers and helpers a chance to have their say in German language.
A film for „Heimatflimmern“ by Brigitte Büscher and Benjamin Braun. Production company: Ansager und Schnipselmann GmbH & Co KG. This film was produced in 2021, all statements and facts correspond to the status at that time and have not been updated since then. „Heimatflimmern“ is a documentary format that tells exciting stories from the federal state of Northrhine-Westphalia. What was the overall goal of the Use Case?
- Creating awareness about increasing risks of wildfires because of a sequence of years with drought periods.
- Extensive wildfires sometimes require the evacuation of citizens living in the vicinity of the fire ground.
- Behaviour appropriate to the fire risk is absolutely essential when in the forest, especially during drought.
What worked well and could be recommended to others?
Good Cross-border (cross-jurisdiction / cross-country) cooperation of fire services, police and public authorities was necessary to meet the challenges related to wide spread wildfire.What limitations were identified?
Radio communication did not work well.Which social media platforms were used?
