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|Publishing Organisation=Federation of European Fire Officers (FEU) | |Publishing Organisation=Federation of European Fire Officers (FEU) | ||
|Location=Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany | |Location=Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany | ||
|Event type=Wildfire | |Event type=Wildfire, Drought | ||
|Scale=County | |Scale=County | ||
|Description=The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep. | |Description=The forest is burning: 45 major forest fires raged in NRW in 2020 alone. Climate change - right on our doorstep. | ||
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|Vulnerable Groups=People living in the vicinity of the burning area had to be evacuated. | |Vulnerable Groups=People living in the vicinity of the burning area had to be evacuated. | ||
|Used platforms=Youtube | |Used platforms=Youtube | ||
|Long description=This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA 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. | |Long description=This [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA 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. '' | ''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. '' | ||
|Involved Organisations=WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk) | |Involved Organisations=WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Fire Service, Police | ||
|SMCS usage problems solving=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. | |SMCS usage problems solving=* 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. | |||
|Use cases thematic=Making Information Accessible, Targeting Communication | |Use cases thematic=Making Information Accessible, Targeting Communication | ||
|Limitations=Radio communication did not work well. | |Limitations=Radio communication did not work well. | ||
|Worked 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. | |Worked 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. | ||
|Additional links=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA | |Additional links=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA, | ||
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'''Crisis Communication:''', | |||
[https://links.communitycenter.eu/index.php/Wildfire_safety_tips Wildfire safety tips], | |||
[https://links.communitycenter.eu/index.php/Water_Conservation_Tips_During_a_Drought Water Conservation Tips During a Drought], | |||
[https://links.communitycenter.eu/index.php/Water_Conservation_Tips_Before_a_Drought Water Conservation Tips Before a Drought] | |||
|Other images= Wildfire-nrw-1.jpeg, Wildfire-nrw-2.jpeg, Wildfire-nrw-3.jpeg, Wildfire-nrw-4.jpeg | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:57, 28 November 2023
Created: 18 November 2023
Last edited: 28 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, DroughtYear:
2021Location:
Northrhine-Westphalia, GermanyScale:
CountyInvolved Organisations:
WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Fire Service, PolicePublishing 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 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.