Vol. 75 No. 2 (2020):
Special section

Application of forest fire propagation modeling to risk mapping on regional forest fire prevention plans. The Veneto Region’s Case

Rolando Rizzolo
Regione del Veneto.
Michele Salis
Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto di Biometeorologia di Sassari (CNR-IBIMET).
Valentina Bacciu
Fondazione CMCC - Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici; Università di Sassari.
Emanuele Lingua
Dipartimento del Territorio e Sistemi Agro-Forestali, Università degli Studi di Padova.
Francesco Rech
Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione e Prevenzione Ambientale del Veneto.
Antonio Brognaro
Regione del Veneto.
Massimo Bacchini
Regione del Veneto.

Published 2020-04-30

Keywords

  • forest fire,
  • wildfire,
  • fire behavior,
  • forest fire risk,
  • forest planning,
  • wildfire risk assessment
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Abstract

Considering the importance of forest fires problem in Italy, It is essential to improve the tools available for forest fire prevention, beginning with a correct and detailed fire risk evaluation. At present most part of forest fire plans at national level, do not consider, when dealing with forest fire risk analysis, fire’s behavior and potential propagation (or consider them only using empirical models). This study shows the methodology used by the Veneto Region for the characterization and mapping of forest fire risk at regional level. The application of forest fire propagation simulation allowed the creation of very detailed maps and the acquisition of important information about potential fire intensity, something not possible using only empirical methods