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Wildfire Citizen Observatory
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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,ย 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! ๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐.
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, ๐๐ฒ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐ that want to join us in the fight against wildfires in Sicily.
โจ Why join?
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You will be part of a network of organisations active in the protection of the territory
๐บ๏ธ Your organisation will be visible on an interactive map on the platform
๐ ๏ธ You will be involved in the co-design process to test the prototype of the platform and contribute with your feedback
๐ข You will receive useful materials to involve institutions in your area
๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ: https://www.osservatorioincendi.org/segnalazioni
๐จ๐๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป or click on the exact point on the map where the fire or potential ignition source is located.
๐ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ: Follow the dropdown menu instructions to submit your report, attach any photos, and contact the emergency numbers 112 or 1515 listed in the form.
๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ญ ๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด:
