Forest Fire Glossary

The project MEDITERRANEAN FOREST FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING STANDARDIZATION" – MEFISTO funded by European DG ECHO (DIRECTORATE GENERAL EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATIONS), in 2016, aims to raise the preparedness level through an efficient and standardized training protocol developed by a representative network of Mediterranean stakeholders, addressing to new opportunities for interoperability between Mediterranean training centers, allowing international cooperation against disasters related to forest fires.The establishment of a common language is crucial for increasing effective collaboration during fire fighting activities, having a key role in the sharing of experiences and knowledge between different countries. Through a shared standardization of terms and concepts MEFISTO Project ( https://www.mefistoforestfires.eu ) produced the European Forest Fire Fighting Multilanguage Glossary, available both in ready-to-print PDF version ( https://www.mefistoforestfires.eu/content/common-terminology-and-good-practices ) and as a multulanguage glossary mobile app for forest fire professionals and specialist.The MEFISTO European Forest Fire Fighting Multilanguage Glossary mobile app allows a quick translation of terms and definitions among the five languages. A search function makes very easy to search for translation of specific terms. Another function allows sorting the terms included in the glossary in alphabetical order.The glossary have been produced joining three already available glossaries:European Glossary for Wildfires and Forest FiresAlpine Forest Fire GlossaryForest Fire Fighting Terms HandbookStarting from these “solid bases”, new terms suggested by forest fire experts and incident commanders from all of the MEFISTO partners’ countries has been added, translating all of the terms and definition in five languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese.The development of the mobile App of the forest fire glossary was made by:Rodrigo Gomez Conejo, CESEFOR – SpainJosé Luis Sevillano Ruiz, CESEFOR – SpainMarta Tejero Pascual, CESEFOR – SpainRocío Gallego García, CESEFOR – SpainThe glossary has been compiled by:Andrea Laschi – GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyCristiano Foderi – GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyThe translation was made with the assistance and guidance of:Enrico Marchi - GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyDavide Travaglini - GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyFabio Fabiano – GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyGherardo Chirici – GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyFabio Salbitano – GESAAF, Università degli studi di Firenze - ItalyGianluca Calvani, Tuscany Region - ItalyGiacomo Pacini, Tuscany Region - ItalyPaola Pasquinelli, Tuscany Region - ItalyLuca Tonarelli, DREAM ITALIA - ItalyEnrico Magnani, DREAM ITALIA - ItalySimone Scopetani, DREAM ITALIA - ItalyVitor Reis, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalJosé Ferreira, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalVerónica Catarino, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalArtur Gomes, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalLuis Pita, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalJody Rato, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalTiago Marinho, Escola Nacional de Bombeiros - PortugalRonan de Saint Germain, ENTENTE pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne - FranceLouis Bonfils, ENTENTE pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne - FranceJean-pierre Blanc, ENTENTE pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne - FranceJean-Frédéric Biscay, ENTENTE pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne - FrancePhilip Tosello, ENTENTE pour la Forêt Méditerranéenne - FranceElena Blanco Lago, CESEFOR - SpainRoberto Rubio Gutiérrez, CESEFOR - SpainEnrique Rey Van Den Bercken, CDF (Centro para la defensa contra el fuego) - SpainVíctor Fernández Huertas, CDF (Centro para la defensa contra el fuego) – Spain