Description: The DSB report Emergency Preparedness Analysis (EPA) on future forest fires from 2019 will be presented. The presentation will include the cross disciplinary and methodical process leading to up the final report.
In addition will there be a final presentation on plotting a possible way forward on wildland fires in the Arctic, including an Arctic Council Wildland Fire Expert Group concept.
Speaker: Hans Kristian Madsen, Executive Director, Fire and Rescue Services Department, Norwegian Directorate for Civil Protection
Affiliation: The Directorate for Civil Protection (DSB), Norway
Bio: Hans Kristian Madsen is an executive director on Fire and Rescue in DSB. He has held various positions within the directorate since 1990.