National Training Course on Forest Fire Management

Qafqaz Resor Hotel, Gabala, Azerbaijan, 24 – 26 September 2012

Agenda

24 September 2012

Day 1: Training Session (Theory)

09:00-09:30 / Registration of participants
09:30-09:45 / Welcome speeches
09:45-10: 30 /

Part Safety

Facilitator:Dr. J. G. Goldammer, GFMC, Germany
Lecturers:Dr. N. Nikolov, RFMC, Macedonia
Dr. E. Bilgili, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
10:30-11:15 /

Part 2Fire Management Techniques and Tactics

Lecturers:Dr. N. Nikolov and Dr. E. Bilgili
11:15-11:45 / Tea Break
11:45-13:00 / Part 3Fire Management Techniques and Tactics (continuation)
Lecturers:Dr. N. Nikolov and Dr. E. Bilgili
13:00-14:00 / Lunch Break
14:00-15:30 /

Part 4Hand Tools

Lecturers:Dr. N. Nikolov and Dr. E. Bilgili
15:30-16:00 / Tea Break
16:00-16:45 /

Part 5Ignition

Lecturers:Dr. N. Nikolov and Dr. E. Bilgili
16:45-17:00 /

Wrap up

Facilitator:Dr. J. G. Goldammer

25 September 2012

Day 2 (Forest Fire Field Exercise)

07:30 / Gathering and briefing of actors in the field exercise
10:00 / Departure of observers to briefing site
10:00-10:30 / Briefing of observers
10:30-11:00 / Travel to exercise site
11:00-12:00 / Demonstration of fire fighting equipment
12:30-14:00 / Firefighting exercise
14:00-14:30 / Wrap-up
14:30-15:30 / Field lunch

26 September 2012

Day 3 (Local Community Consultation)

09:30 / Opening of Meeting
Introductory Remarks
Basic considerations and international experience in community involvement in fire management
-J. G. Goldammer, The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
10:00-11:00 / Reports from Communities:
-Local problems of forest fires and other damaging fires
-Experience of involvement of local people in fire prevention and firefighting
-Use of fire in agricultural and pasture lands
11:00-11:30 / Tea break
11:30-13:00 / Discussion
-Local needs for community-based fire management
-Voluntary firefighters
-Proposal for consideration at the 2nd National Round Table on Fire Management
13:00-14:00 / Lunch
14:00 / Participants departure
OSCE group and Baku-based participants return to Baku