Project duration: January 2025 – October 2025

This project led by Fenice Verde setting up a Wildfire Citizen Observatory aimed at facilitating Municipalities in compiling the Wildfire Registry and enabling local communities to report wildfires. According to Law 353/2000, Municipalities must update annually a database of wildfire to enforce post-fire environmental costraints, helping to prevent future man-made fires.
The project involves the design and development of a digital platform, in collaboration with PUSH,  which will allow citizens to submit their reports, providing additional data for the Wildfire Registry.
The framework will be piloted with the Municipalities of Carlentini (Siracusa) and San Mauro Castelverde (Palermo), laying the groundwork for scaling up the initiative across Sicily.
The project, supported by SEF, has received the patronage of the Department of Territory and Environment of the Sicily Region and the Regional Department of Civil Protection (DPRC Sicilia) and will benefit from the collaboration of the National Higher Institute for Operational Training of Civil Protection in Rome (INSFO PC) and the Operational Coordination of Volunteering in the Sicily Region (COV).
The initiative is part of the Alliance of European Citizen Observatories established by the EU-funded Horizon project CitiObs, aimed at enhancing citizen observatories across Europe.

*MARCH 2025 UPDATE*

Our platform is online! 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

We are happy to announce that the Wildfire Observatory platform is now online! While we work on designing the interactive platform that will allow you to report on wildfires, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 that want to join us in the fight against wildfires in Sicily.

✨ Why join?
✅ You will be part of a network of organisations active in the protection of the territory
🗺️ Your organisation will be visible on an interactive map on the platform
🛠️ You will be involved in the co-design process to test the prototype of the platform and contribute with your feedback
📢 You will receive useful materials to involve institutions in your area

Fill out the form and join us!