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|Event type=Wildfire
|Event type=Wildfire
|Scale=County
|Scale=County
|Description=This WDR documentary uses archive footage to tell the story of the major fires and gives eyewitnesses, rescuers and helpers a chance to have their say.
|Description= The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep.
|Type=Social Media
|Type=Social Media
|Disaster Management Phase=During
|Disaster Management Phase=During
|Long description=The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep.
|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.
|Involved Organisations=ARD, WDR
|Involved Organisations=ARD, WDR
|SMCS usage problems solving=Creating awareness about increasing risks of wildfires because of a sequence of years with drought periods
|SMCS usage problems solving=Creating awareness about increasing risks of wildfires because of a sequence of years with drought periods

Revision as of 17:30, 18 November 2023

The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep.
Hazard:
Wildfire
Year:
2020
Location:
Northrine-Westphalia, Germany
Scale:
County
Involved Organisations:
ARD, WDR
Publishing Organisation

Federation of European Fire Officers (FEU)

Category

Real-world

Theme

Social Media

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.
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
What worked well and could be recommended to others?
Cross-border cooperation of fire services