The initial attack response time to forest fire in the most sensitive areas of Portugal: the practical example of Lousã mountain

Authors

  • Fernando Félix Universidade de Coimbra
  • Luciano Lourenço Universidade de Coimbra

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_14

Keywords:

Initial attack, response time, sensitivity, forest fires, Lousã Mountain

Abstract

The occurrence of forest fires requires the combination of favorable weather conditions, vegetation as the fuel and a source of ignition. When these three conditions are witnessed forest fires start, usually, as small fires. After the ignition, the initial attack response time often determine the characteristics which the fires eventually end up taking, therefore response time for the initial attack should be in accordance with the intrinsic characteristics of each forest areas, in order to mitigate its consequences and reduce the size of the burnt areas.

 

https://doi.org/10.14195/1647-7723_24_14

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Published

2017-03-30

Issue

No. 24 (2017): Multidisciplinaridade na análise das manifestações de risco

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Articles

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