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REPUBLIC OF CROATIANATIONAL PROTECTION AND RESCUE
DIRECTORATE
FIRE FIGHTING SERVICE
Experiences in wildfire suppression
of Croatia
DRAVIS2
Kaposvár, from 22nd to 24th March 2011
Mladen Vinkovic
FEATURES OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE IN CROATIA
• Drought (forest fires)
• Heavy precipitation (floods)
• Wind storms
MELTING ICE MELTING ICE CAPCAP
CHANGE IN WEATHER CHANGE IN WEATHER SYSTEM BEHAVIORSYSTEM BEHAVIOR
STATISTICS
•1,000 – 1,200 forest fires/year•burnt-down vegetation 20,000 – 30,000 ha/year• deaths in the country:40-50/year
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CLIMATE ZONES
CLIMATE ZONES CLIMATE ZONES ((1961-1961-19199090))
2020 ESTIMATE2020 ESTIMATE
2050 ESTIMATE2050 ESTIMATE
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CROATIAN METEOROLOGISTS’ ESTIMATESCROATIAN METEOROLOGISTS’ ESTIMATES
• Increase in winter surface pressure - increase in number and/or duration of anticyclonal situations; decrease in number and/or duration of cyclonal situations
• Increase in surface air temperature by as much as 2.5°C
• Less precipitation is possible
• Stronger and more frequent north winds are possible
National Report of the Republic of Croatia in line with the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
GLOBAL FACTORS CAUSING MORE WILDFIRES
• Climate change
• Emigration
• Homeland War
• Development of tourism
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WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
• Procure new and expensive equipment
AIR FORCE FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLES
ON THE ROAD
OFF THE ROADMladen Vinkovic
ON THE ROAD
WHAT SHOULD WE DO?
• Equip and train firefighters
FIREFIGHTERS
OFF THE ROAD
ON THE ROAD
A WELL-EQUIPPED AND WELL-TRAINED FIREMAN
FIGHTS FIRES AT ALL TIMES AND ON ALL TERRAINS
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GOAL
• Train fire officers to use new technologies for suppression of wild fires
• Have agile, well-equipped and well-trained firefighters
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NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR A FIRE OFFICER
• Computer technology skills
• Satellite fire monitoring and interpreting satellite images
• Use of GPS
• Use of air forces
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NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR A FIRE OFFICER
• Use of unmanned aircraft with a view to collecting and interpreting information and decision-making in fighting wild fires
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USING UAV SYSTEM FOR COMMANDING IN FOREST FIRES
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DESCRIPTION
Camera with possibility of sending video signal in real time.Weight of camera: 250gResolution: video 640x480; picture 12Mp Zoom: 12x ( focal length 25-300 mm)
Number of engines: 6 Power engine: 110 WWeight without battery: 1 kgBattery: Li-Po; 370 g; 4,2 AhFlight duration: 10-15 min.Altitude: 300-500 mFlight radius: 250-300 mWind speed: 8 m/s (28,8 km/h)
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Thermocamera Flir Photon Weight: 100 gResolution: 320x240Number of pictures per sec.: 9Temperature resolution: 1/10 °C
Video cameraWeight: 60 gResolution: PAL 752x520Zoom: 10x
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Device for remote control Ground station for control of camera
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PILOT OPERATOR
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Take off Landing
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182 mn
310 mn
128 m
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Inserting picture inGoogle
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292 mn
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560 mn
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445 m
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Ground view – commander location
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View from ZOOM
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Connecting pictures
- oblique clip
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Flight programming Take off
FENIX
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One flight can cover about 1 km2 (100 ha)
NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR A FIREFIGHTER
• Great physical endurance
• Acquires new agility skills
• Learns about wild fire behavior
• Participates in rescue drills and exercises
• Participates in drills and exercises for coordinating operations with air forces (airplanes and helicopters)
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WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN RC?
• A Rulebook has been prepared with the training program for members of emergency firefighting units in dealing with wild fires
• Procurement of equipment for wildfire fighting
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• Procurement of new airplanes
• Procurement of new firefighting vehicles for suppression of forest fires through a project of the RC Government
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE IN RC?
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WHAT’S NEXT?
• Cooperation with the neighboring and EU countries is vital since wild fires respect no boundaries
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CONCLUSION
• Join forces and know-how
• Carry out joint small-scale firefighting exercises – e.g. “Balaton 2008”
• Harmonize tactics and response, as well as rescue equipment
• Establish a joint center(s) for the exchange of know-how and skills
• Establish working groups at a national level to exchange experiences and propose joint solutions in addressing emergencies
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !!
QUESTIONS?
THE END
Mladen VinkovićAssistant Chief Firefighting Commander
e-mail: [email protected]
National Protection and Rescue DirectorateFire Service