State of the art on fire risk communication to communities and municipalities (D3.1)

The purpose of this report is to present a state of the art on fire risk communication to communities and
municipalities, a review on the knowledge and tools for communication, raising awareness and
promotion of the social responsibility against wildfires risk.
Different situations will be analysed: Communication tools on forest fire risk prevention in WUI for
homeowners, technicians, authorities and municipalities. The use of prescribed fire as a prevention tool
in a participatory process in contexts where the fire is still present as a tool for environmental
management. Show how to influence the risk awareness in different areas, traditionally and recently
affected by fire or areas where the fire is interpreted as a sporadic event.
The analysis of the state of the art will take into account relevant national and regional experiences. In
addition, interesting findings in the international level can be very useful for learning about the design
and implementation of successful practices, and start thinking how can adapt to our Mediterranean
context.
We intend to draw some conclusions for the eFIRECOM project by suggesting two different fire risk
communication, one being addressed to homeowners and the other to local entities and municipalities.
The other tool consists in dissemination materials addressed to local technicians, authorities and
municipalities: it will comprise a guide on basic urban planning for mitigating fire risk.