Project
Extreme Wildfire Event Data hub for improved decision-making (EWED)
The risk of Extreme Wildfires Events (EWEs) is increasing globally due to climate change. Those are complex events associated with high levels of uncertainty. Unfortunately, the capacity of fire emergency organisations to respond to those wildfires globally is limited, mainly due to the lack of data, science, and experience available on these phenomena. The EWED project will set up a testbed and open platform to advance in research and prepare European emergency response systems for extreme wildfires.
For two years, the consortium will gather fire and atmosphere data from extreme wildfire behaviour that has the potential to become extreme events in European countries (Norway, Spain, Greece, Netherlands and others). These data will be used to populate a novel Open Data Portal. The complex processes involved will be adjusted based on the Large Eddy Simulation (LES). The results will be used to improve a land-atmosphere coupled model (Chemistry Land Atmosphere Soil Slab, CLASS) to learn and improve the understanding of the atmosphere-fire feedback during EWEs. The resulting model and data portal will allow real-time analysis of ongoing EWEs with atmosphere coupling.
Finally, the results will be used to propose advanced guidelines and training
on how to prepare and respond to extreme wildfires in Europe. In addition, the
guidelines will provide recommendations on how to implement it in different
European contexts, including new fire-prone countries in Central and Northern
Europe that have not yet experienced those types of behaviour, ultimately
improving Europe’s preparedness.
The project will follow a co-production approach, involving practitioners in
every stage of the process. Once the project ends, EWED will be a unique Hub
that will contribute to developing capacity to prepare for EWEs in Europe and
internationally.
Finally, the results will be used to propose advanced guidelines and training
on how to prepare and respond to extreme wildfires in Europe. In addition, the
guidelines will provide recommendations on how to implement it in different
European contexts, including new fire-prone countries in Central and Northern
Europe that have not yet experienced those types of behaviour, ultimately
improving Europe’s preparedness.
The project will follow a co-production approach, involving practitioners in
every stage of the process. Once the project ends, EWED will be a unique Hub
that will contribute to developing capacity to prepare for EWEs in Europe and
internationally.