The project’s objective is to create a scientific and technical basis in order to define which new practices and integrated management policies will ensure Europe’s ability to prevent and fight fires most effectively.

4. The fire paradox Upper limit of fire suppression effectiveness Extreme Very High High Moderate Low Fire danger Pampilhosa da Serra, Portugal, 22 437 ha, August 2005 Vidauban I and II, France, 12 390 ha, July 2003

6. A sequential and comprehensive approach Ignition Propagation Integrated fire management 4 integration axes Prescribed burning Suppression fire

7. Structure: the FIRE PARADOX matrix Research Development Dissemination Domains Specialities Physical mechanisms Module 2 Biological mechanisms Module 3 Social sciences & humanities Module 4 Risk assessment and mapping Module 5 Technological development Module 6 Policies & practices assessment Module 7 Real time fire monitoring and analysis of past fires Module 8 Demonstration of Prescribed Burning and Suppression Fire Module 9 Academic and professional trainings Module 10 Public awareness strategies Module 11 Decision support for policies Module 12 Prescribed Fire Wildfire Initiation Wildfire Propagation Suppression Fire Module 1 3 Integration for solving the fire paradox Module 1 Coordination

12. MAICh OMIKRON Ltd. AUTH UC3M INIA-CIFOR DGESC-GRAF UCM XG-CIFAL UL-UFF CTFC INRA UNIVEMED CEMAGREF EM MTDA ARBOPAVE-UNINA CFVA/RAS ISA-CEABN IST UTAD Consortium

13. ENFI EFI VTT FRI-FFPL SFI INRGREF WSL UNZ UBRIS UE-SGS UE-DIN GFMC Consortium

17. Fire is unavoidable … but not necessarily a catastrophe Thank you !