1. INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
-MKFFIS-
Stevko Stefanoski, MSc,
Head of Department
Crisis Management Center (CMC) 1

2. FOREST PROTECTION AND FOREST FIRES RISK IN MACEDONIA
The problem of forest fires was became evident in when they reached major proportions and required use of many resources, including support from other countries, NATO and other international organization,
In the summer of 2007, the Macedonian CMS mechanism was used for the first time,
Post crisis situations and analysis showed the necessity for an Integrated System of Prevention and Early Warning of forest fires,
That was one of direct reason to initiate the proposal for technical cooperation with the Government of Japan.
9/18/2018

3. 2. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
PROJECT DURATION: Three years, from May 2011 – May 2014,
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY: Crisis Management Center (CMC), cooperation with: MAFVE, PEMF, Hydro met service, And other.
Overall Goal:
To reduce occurrences of massive forest fires by strengthening the capacity for prevention and early warning of forest fire.
Project Purpose:
To strengthen the capacities of the CMC for transmitting information to the relevant national authorities for prevention and early warning of forest fires and coordination.

4. 2. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
Outputs:
National system for forest fire risk assessment is developed,
National coordination mechanism of information sharing and cooperation among domestic relevant institutions for prevention and early warning of forest fire is reinforced.

5. 2. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
The activities to achieve the set objectives:
1.Design of a Forest Fires Risk Assessment Methodology,
2. Identify and collect data and information useful for the forest fire risk assessment,
3. Establish an integrated GIS system/database, including software, hardware and other equipment, necessary training,
4. Prepare and publish GIS hazard maps for forest fires,
5. Design a Forest Fire Damage and Consequence Assessment Methodology,
6. Hold necessary training,

6. Overview of implemented project activities:
3. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
Overview of implemented project activities:
1. Forest Fires Risk Assessment Methodology established,
2. Conceptual design of “Integrated system for prevention and early warning of forest fires“ identified and established
3. The necessary equipment for the integrated system for prevention and early warning of forest fires identified and delivered

7. Forest Fires Risk Assessment Methodology
2. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
Forest Fires Risk Assessment Methodology
1.1. Elements and tools for Forest fires risk assessment:
Risk of Forest fire
Risk element
Risk assessment tool
Hazard
1. Hot spot map
2. Fire history map
Exposure
1. Forest vegetation map
2. Damaged forest value map
Vulnerability
1. Vegetation Dryness map
2. Fire Weather Index map
Coping Capacity
1. Topographic map, vector data,
2. Suppression resource table

8. Time / spatial resolution
2. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
2. Necessary information to develop tools for assessing the risk of forest fires
Map
Necessary data
Data provider
Time / spatial resolution
1) Hot spot map
3900 and nm channel of MSG-SEVIRI
(-IR039*, -IR108*, -PRO*)
ftp://ftp.eumetsat.int/pub/OPS/out/simon/FIRE/
every 15 minute;
3 km by 3 km
Fire Products of Terra/Aqua-MODIS
(MOD14*, MYD14*)
ftp://nrt2.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov
2 to 4 times a day;
1 km by 1 km
2) Vegetation Dryness map
Vegetation Index and Water Index that are collected by Terra/Aqua-MODIS
Through web site of a specific US agency.
once a week
3) Fire Weather Index map
Temperature, moisture, wind speed, wind direction, rain fall
Automatic Weather Stations through Hydro-Met
once a day
4) Forest vegetation map
Species, ages, tree diameter, wooden mass, etc.
PEMF
once a year
5) Fire history map
Fire report
PEMF, MAFWE
event by event basis
6) Topographic map etc.
1/25,000 digital map
AREC
7) Suppression resource table
Fire suppression equipment, fire fighter
PEMF, DPR, CMC,
Fire Brigade
8) Damaged forest value table
Price of wood per cubic meter, volume of damaged wood
event by event

9. 1. Data Collection Management
Data Collection from
HydroMet
MKFFIS
Satellite data
Vegetation Dryness map
1. Data Collection Management
Meteorological data
FWI map
Hot spot maps
Existing Object Data
Vegetation map
2. Processing/Analysis
Forest fire history map
Maintenance of Forest Data (GFIS)
Forest Inventory with maps
Political / managerial boundary maps
Sss
Data collection and management
Processing and spatial analysis
Visual/spatial Presentation – map layers
3. Presentation
Forest Planning
Base maps - AREC
Capturing
Initial
forest fire reports
from PEMF
regional offices
Capturing
Official
forest fire reports
from CMC
regional offices
Implementation

10. AWS’s Map AWS Density EXISTING JICA 2011 Popova Shapka Ponikva
Sveti
Nikole
Gjjurishte
Jasen
Pozarane
Mavrovo
Pozar
Jasenovo
Drugovo
Kozuf
Topolcani

11. 3. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES
As a result of the set project activities, the Conceptual design of the system has been turned into a real Web-based system, as a tool and technical exchange platform for cross-institutional communication and multi-sectoral forest fires risk management.
The new system is recognizable as Macedonian Forest Fires Information System –MKFFIS:

12. 3. PROJECT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR PREVENTION AND EARLY WARNING OF FOREST FIRES