VI International conference on forest fire research
Since 1990 the International Conference on Forest Fire Research has been held every 4 years in Coimbra (Central Portugal), home to one of the oldest universities in the World. This Conference can be considered a milestone in European Research on Forest Fires as it was the first one in Europe with a worldwide dimension, bringing together scientists from all over the glove and from all quadrants of scientific research on this topic: fire and forest management, fire prevention, fire and fuel modelling, fire weather, fire safety, fire ecology, fire risk and so many others.
The scope of the conference will be mainly:
- To bring together scientists and practitioners from various parts of the world working on different aspects of forest fires
- To encourage the presentation and discussion of recent advances in scientific research and technical development
- To present new management methodologies
- To present results from pilot experiments
- To promote international cooperation.
The major themes that will be focused are related to Fire Prevention, Fire Climate and Weather, Fire Behaviour, Fire Ecology, Fire Management, Fire Safety, Human and Institutional Factors and Urban-Wildland Interface. These themes are not restricted and we are open to other subjects that are proposed, as well.
Two courses, the III Short Course on Fire Safety and the VI Short Course on Forest Fire Behaviour, will be held before the Conference, as related events.