Drought and forest fires

   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
   [[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. 

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
   
   
   
   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)
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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

Year:

2021

Location:

Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany

Scale:

County

Involved Organisations:

WDR (Westdeutscher Rundfunk)

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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.

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?

• Youtube

Additional Links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LEQ9fyCjrA