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FIRE Monitoring and Managementin Zimbabwe
Ntandokamlimu Nondo
Environmental Management AgencyZimbabwe
09-11 OCTOBER 2012 GABORONE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Fires in Zimbabwe
Veld fires threaten both forests and woodlands in most ecosystems
This results in loss of both flora, fauna, human lives and property e.g., in Zimbabwe In 2011 5 lives were lost, 713 770 hectares of
land was destroyed and infrastructure worth US$227 214 was lost
In 2012 as of September a total of 12 lives and over a 1 000 000 hectares have been lost to fires
Fire Trends 2001 to 2011
Fire and Land Use in 2011
Fire Monitoring
• Fire monitoring is based on both remote sensing and ground data.
• The fire data is obtained from the AMESD fire station, while satellite images are downloaded from the internet.
• Daily fire alerts are generated from the fire station and sent out to various stakeholders.
• Weekly fire reports use the AMESD fire station data for fire incidences reporting and these are compared to ground collected data.
Fire Communication Strategy
Fire Updates from Fire Station
AFIS Active Fires For the 3rd Of August 2012
Tollfree Line08080028SMS0772159457
Telephone305543
Fire Reports
Daily Active Fire Updates
2x Fire Danger1.Canadian FWI2.Low Veldt
Weekly Fire ReportsValidation of burnt Area
MODIS image
AFIS view of Active fires October
Fire Risk Modelling
• Fire risk modelling for the country is done using vegetation condition measured using NDVI and previous season fire occurrences.
• Decadal ndvi data is received at the fire station.
• The fire risk identifies the areas at risk to fires.
Zimbabwe Fire Risk Model
• Various initiatives are done in fire prone areas to minimise fire risks.• A total of 13 fireguard demonstration projects have
been done throughout the country.• These have a cumulative length 160.5 km• The fireguard project was replicated by a total of 1124
families.• These projects have helped in protecting
communities from fire and reducing the hectarage lost to fires
Fireguard Demonstration Projects
Fireguard Demonstration Projects
Before
9m
AfterFireguard demonstration at Mangwe district in Matebeleland South
Awareness Raising
Road Shows
National Fire Weeks
• Fire incidences and distance from road network study was done in 2011.
• A positive correlation of 0.82 between 0 to 2 km in Mashonaland west.
• Data from fire station has also been availed to university students for their studies
Research Studies
Future Plans
• Provide daily fire updates on the EMA websitewww.ema.co.zw during the fire season.• Connecting the fire station to all the provinces.• Automated updates by email (
[email protected]) and sms.• Equipping fire fighting teams with fighting tools.• Help towards meeting these goals will be most
welcome.
Community fire fighting teams training in Zimbabwe:Gutu District
The END
Thank You.
