EWED Online Training Event for Scandinavian Countries
Wildfires
Key information
- Date(s)
- -
- Attendance type
- Online
- Registration instructions
- Register by clicking on "Register" and completing the form.
- Registration deadline: 26 October
Description
Objective
Reach an understanding of relevant meteorological processes and their interaction with wildfires, which plays a key role in the occurrence of EWEs.
- Understand what EWEs are and what risks they pose.
- Gain a common understanding of the meteorological processes behind EWEs.
- Become familiar with the Wildfire Data Portal and be able to make use of the information and tools that are available.
Participants
Suggested backgrounds of the participants are:
- Wildfire analysts and tactical advisors
- Forest engineers involved in wildfires operationally
- Fire) meteorologists
- Incident commanders (ICs)
- Support teams of ICs that are involved in analysis
- Other (operational) personnel to whom knowledge about forecasting and managing EWEs is relevant
From Denmark, Norway, Sweden or Finland.
Format
The Online Training Event will consist of three online sessions of 1,5 hours over the course of three weeks.
Additional information
- Participation in EWED Online Training Event is free of charge.
- Resources required: laptop or tablet with MS Teams. Further details on how to join the online sessions will be provided in due course.
Preliminary agenda and further details
In the attached concept note
Related content
Documents
EWED Online Training for Scandinavian Countries Concept Note
(784.77 KB - PDF)