Published on 2 June 2026

International Forest Fire Conference 2026

Forest fires know no borders: taking preventive action today to protect tomorrow. Implementation of the measures from the report on the postulate von Siebenthal (19.3715) – A selection of products, reports, and results, as of Spring 2026.

Bitsch im Oberwallis. — © Jean-Christophe Bott, Keystone

Bericht des Bundesrates in Erfüllung des Postulates 19.3715 von Siebenthal vom 20.06.2019

• Zeitgemässe, effiziente Waldbrandprävention und -bekämpfung (Postulates 19.3715 von Siebenthal)

  PDF1.20 MB26 January 2022

Fundamentals

• M1 Developing and providing knowledge bases

  • Update of the specialized information on the FOEN website
  • M. Condera et al. (2024) “Linking the future likelihood of large fires to occur on mountain slopes with fuel connectivity and topography”
  • Contribution to the Forum für Wissen (2023): Waldbrände im Klimawandel: ist die Schweiz vorbereitet?

Prevention

• M2 Strengthen silvicultural measures

  • Factsheet «Wildfire Prevention in the Alpine region»

    Project with FoRisk

    PDF2.56 MB17 June 2026

• M3 Improve the assessment of forest fire danger

  • Report «Creating Fire Danger Rating Classifications based on the FWI System for Switzerland»

    PDF1.27 MB17 June 2026

  • First national information system IGNIS for forest fire danger based on the FWI system: DE, FR, IT

• M4 Improve public warning and information

  • www.waldbrandgefahr.ch Relaunch 2.0 coming soon
  • Display of fire bans in the MeteoSwiss app and the Alertswiss app
  • Technical interface with GIN, NEOC, Natural Hazards Portal and Wetter-Alarm
  • Public provision of forest fire danger information through the Geoportal (WMS and API interfaces)
  • Forest fire data in the FOEN Yearbook Wald und Holz + Country report for EFFIS (Advance report on Forest Fires in Europe, Middle East and North Africa)
  • QR code on public forest fire informations boards

• M5 Promote training and further education, and the exchange of knowledge

  • Training courses on the Fire Weather Index System

    PDF6.86 MB17 June 2026

  • Benutzerhandbuch BAFU-SAM - Teil IGNIS (*)

    PDF3.18 MB17 June 2026

  • Specialized Manual on Vegetation Fires (FKS): DE, FR, IT

• M8 Ensure air support

  • Report «Potential Airtanker use in Switzerland» as a basis for further work

    PDF1.92 MB17 June 2026

  • Inventory of private helicopters and Bambi Buckets as part of federal resource management

    PDF681.86 kB17 June 2026

Response

• M10 Coordination of the deployment of additional resources

  • FOCP note on the principle of subsidiarity in forest fire management (*)

    PDF796.48 kB17 June 2026

  • Motion Matter (22.3904) “Für einen Beitritt der Schweiz zum EU-Katastrophenschutzverfahren” + and the associated report “Projektstand und Ausblick (per 31.10. 2024)”

Regeneration

• M13 Improving the assessment of the event

  • Factsheet on Rapid Mapping + first experiences (*)

    PDF117.68 kB17 June 2026

  • Assessments on smoke plume detection in Switzerland (Swisstopo)

    PDF387.64 kB17 June 2026

  • Public geospatial data archive (forest fire danger)

Legal Basis

• M15 Check legal basis

  • Legal analysis: legislation in the field of forest fires
  • Protection of forests against abiotic hazards as one objective in the Integrated Forest and Wood Strategy 2050

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