Create cross-region and international wildfire mutual aid
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Pre-negotiate compatible assistance, logistics and cost arrangements so crews, aircraft and equipment can move quickly when local capacity is exceeded.
Southeastern Australia
PartialAustralian state, territory and Commonwealth emergency services with international assistance · since 2019 · Region
During the 2019–2020 Black Summer fires, Australian state, territory and Commonwealth emergency services activated cross-jurisdictional and international mutual aid. Despite pre-existing arrangements, the simultaneous,…
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Gironde and Landes, France
OngoingFrench civil protection services with European mutual assistance · Region
The 2026 Gironde and Landes fires triggered a mutual-aid deployment involving French civil protection services and European assistance to manage a large-scale wildfire event requiring mass evacuation. The event and form…
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