Join us for #MembersHour on 17 September with Rob Gazzard MICFor.
Over the past few weeks wildfires have raged across the United Kingdom and Europe and have been setting headlines. Wildfires in forestry are not new and the sector has for decades had to plan for and manage the risk. During this #MembersHour, Rob will cover the key points of the Forestry Commission’s Practice Guidance, helping improve wildfire resilience in new woodland creation and existing woodlands.
Speaker
Rob Gazzard MICFor – Advisor Contingency Planning & Wildfire, Forestry Commission
Rob is the Forestry Commission’s Advisor on Contingency Planning and Wildfire in the Policy Advice Team. Since 1999 he has attended over ten large wildfire incidents in the South of England, undertook training and operational response globally, including North America (Oregon and California) and Europe (Spain and Portugal), as well as a sabbatical to Australia. He was one of only two UK members in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism as Technical Advisor and Operations Commander and was Team Leader of the UK’s first official international wildfire deployment using a bilateral agreement to Greece in 2018. Rob is a founding member of the England and Wales Wildfire Forum, joint-coordinator of the UK Wildfire Research Group, an Advisor to Central Government and official SAGE member.
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