Forest fires are an entirely natural phenom­e­non in many regions of the world. There, they have a posi­tive influ­ence on the affected forest area - for exam­ple, when the extreme heat gener­ated during a fire releases seeds from which new trees grow. But there is an extremely worri­some down­side to forest fires, which this study addresses: When­ever forest fires occur too violently, in the wrong place, at an unusual time, or too frequently, it is a sure sign that the ecosys­tem is out of whack due to human inter­ven­tion. In these cases, forest fires pose a seri­ous threat.

Disser­ta­tion of Dr. Ulrich Cimolino on the topic: Record­ing and eval­u­a­tion of rele­vant vege­ta­tion fires from
several decades in Germany.

From Octo­ber 13-19, 2019, experts with long expe­ri­ence in Vege­ta­tions­brand­bekämp­fung from Germany and abroad met in Bitburg. Lectures, group work and mission simu­la­tions on mission tactics and mission prepa­ra­tion were used for profes­sional exchange.

This guide is directed to flight support group members, ILS staff, fire depart­ment command and response person­nel, flight support site commu­ni­ties, and part­ners and aircraft crews. The guide provides infor­ma­tion on the request for flight assis­tance units or on the oper­a­tional tacti­cal procedures.

Fight­ing forest and wild­land fires is usually a mission to protect prop­erty and make a signif­i­cant contri­bu­tion to protect­ing the envi­ron­ment. When fight­ing forest and wild­land fires,…