rfmc training
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The first proposal for the formation of a regional network in SE Europe,
particularly on the Balkan, was initially discussed by the Global Fire
Monitoring Center (GFMC) in June 2002 to promote cooperation in wildland fire
research and management under a "South East European Fire Management Network"
(SEEFIRE). Envisaged participating countries included Albania, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia. The SEEFIRE Network
intended to address the problem of wildland fires (forest fires and fires in
other vegetation types) that are increasingly observed in the SE European
transition countries. SEEFIRE would establish an interactive network of
institutions of all countries listed below that are involved in the prevention
and control of wildland fire. At the occasion of the International Scientific
Conference "Fire and Emergency Safety During the XXI Century - The Course of
Europe" (31 October - 1 November 200
