Guatemala: EU support to national fire response
Following an extended forest fire season in Guatemala, particularly in the northern department of Peten, the national government requested assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 14 May 2019 for technical support from forest fire extinction and analytical experts. An EU Civil Protection Team of eight has deployed to Guatemala for a two-week mission composted of three fire experts, a team leader, an information manager, a liaison officer from the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre, and two technical support and assistance team members. The mission’s objectives are to support the on-going efforts of the national fire response, assess needs for the extinction of forest fires, and identify training paths for forest fire responders from the national civil protection authorities in Guatemala (CONRED).
©2019 European Union (photos by EU Civil Protection Team Guatemala)
Guatemala: EU support to national fire response
Following an extended forest fire season in Guatemala, particularly in the northern department of Peten, the national government requested assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism on 14 May 2019 for technical support from forest fire extinction and analytical experts. An EU Civil Protection Team of eight has deployed to Guatemala for a two-week mission composted of three fire experts, a team leader, an information manager, a liaison officer from the EU Emergency Response Coordination Centre, and two technical support and assistance team members. The mission’s objectives are to support the on-going efforts of the national fire response, assess needs for the extinction of forest fires, and identify training paths for forest fire responders from the national civil protection authorities in Guatemala (CONRED).
©2019 European Union (photos by EU Civil Protection Team Guatemala)