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Fires in Spain
Large areas of the countryside in Spain were affected by forest fires during the hot summer of 2009 were some 84,000 hectares have been damaged by wildfire. Some 8,000 hectares (nearly 20,000 acres) have burned in Aragon, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,600 people. A dozen other fires in the region had been brought under control. Aircraft, including planes and helicopters, were being used in Aragon and Catalonia to battle the fires, along with hundreds of firefighters in the hilly terrain, much of it with difficult access. |
Fires in Portugal
Nearly 3,000 of fire-fighters, soldiers and police backed by water-dropping helicopters and planes battled the country's worst forest wildfires in decades across Portugal as strong winds hampered their task, reigniting some blazes that had been under control. So far this year, fires have killed at least 13 people and destroyed an estimated 134,500 hectares (337,000 acres) of forest, far above a yearly average of 110,000 hectares. Of the 18 districts in Portugal, 16 were on "very high" fire alert. About 95 people have been arrested by police in Portugal this year and face arson charges
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| 1st Staff Exchange (27 - 29/9/09, Diakofto-Greece) |
In the frames of ‘‘PRoMTt’’ European Project, the municipality of Diacopto organised the first Stuff Exchange Meeting in Diacopto / Greece on the 28th and 29th of September 2009. It is remarkable that the wooded region near Diakofto had been destroyed by a big wildfire in 2007. The objective of this meeting, which had a very big success, was to discuss and exchange experiences and good practices concerning fire fighting in endangered areas, as all partners have significant experience on the subject. |
| Awareness Day (10/10/2009, Teramo-Italy) |
 The "Awareness day about fire fighting operators and their operational modalities" had been organized and implemented on 10 of October 2009 in Teramo. This Information Event was an initiative of sensibilisation to the corrected prevention of woodland fires and the behaviours to assume in danger case, powered by ‘’PRoMPt’’ European Project and promoted from the Community of ‘’Mountain of Laga’’, Civil Protection, National Fire Departments, State Forestry Corps, Park Great Pebble, associations of voluntary service and students. |
| Seminar for Lead Partners (22 - 23/10/2009, Valencia-Spain) |
Lead Partners and communication officers from the 1st Call approved operations were invited to participate in a communication seminar, in Valencia, Spain, on 22nd and 23rd October. The seminar consisted of a short plenary session followed by practical workshops. Organising events, creating effective messages, and working with media, were some of the topics covered within the working groups. The aim of the input was to introduce a range of ideas, tactics and tools that participants can include in their communication activities. In total, 33 participants, representing 21 projects took part. |
| 3rd Steering Comitee Meeting (26-27/10/2009 Zaragoza - Spain) |
On October 26th and 27th 2009, PRoMPT project had the 3rd Steering Committee Meeting among partners in Zaragoza (Spain) at the International Centre of Water and Environment (CIAMA) of Aragon Government. The objective of the meeting was the evaluation of the up – to – date work, the arrangement, the coordination and the exchange of ideas of the three Thematic Working Groups (WGs), the conclusions of the Seminar where the Lead Partner was involved, the organisation of next meeting in Poland and the discussion about details of project management in terms of administrative, financial and scientific points of view. |
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