Resources
Resources and knowledge on emergency management
Articles on technology, prevention and emergency coordination, written by the Osprean team.
What PAMIF is and why it's a legal obligation many municipalities fail to meet
The Municipal Action Plan against wildfire risk has been mandatory in high-risk areas since 2013, yet a significant share of the local governments affected don't have it approved or up to date. What the regulation requires and what it must include.
What the wildland-urban interface is and why it concentrates the greatest risk in a wildfire
The point of contact between housing developments and forest land is where a wildfire stops being a problem for the land and becomes a direct threat to people. What makes it so complex to manage, and what information makes the difference.
What a Virtual Emergency Centre is and why virtual coordination connects resources that are spread out
When a province's emergency services are organised into district fire stations that each work with their own information, coordinating a joint response becomes slow. What a virtual command post solves.
What the 30-30-30 rule is and why it signals extreme wildfire risk
The classic meteorological threshold the forestry sector uses to anticipate when a fire can turn uncontrollable, and what changes when it's cross-checked against real-time data.