Community-Based Fire Management (CBFiM)
Community Based Fire Management (CBFiM) is a type of land and forest
management in which a locally resident community (with or without the
collaboration of other stakeholders) has substantial involvement in
deciding the objectives and practices involved in preventing,
controlling or utilising fires.
This statement is taken from a special paper prepared by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as a follow-up activity of the International Wildland Fire Summit.
- Summit Paper on Community-Based Fire Management (CBFiM) (doc, 300 KB)
Definition of Community-Based Fire
Management (CBFiM)
Fire management approach based on the strategy to include local
communities in the proper application of land-use fires (managed
beneficial fires for controlling weeds, reducing the impact of pests and
diseases, generating income from non-timber forest products, creating
forage and hunting, etc.), wildfire prevention, and in preparedness and
suppression of wildfires. CBFiM approaches can play a significant role
in fire management, especially in most parts of the world where
human-based ignitions are the primary source of wildfires that affect
livelihood, health and security of people. The activities and knowledge
communities generally practice are primarily those associated with
prevention. They include planning and supervision of activities, joint
action for prescribed fire and fire monitoring and response, applying
sanctions, and providing support to individuals to enhance their fire
management tasks. Communities can be an important, perhaps pivotal,
component in large-scale fire suppression, but should not be expected to
shoulder the entire burden.
Source: FAO / GFMC Wildland Fire Management Terminology
http://www.fire.uni-freiburg.de/literature/glossary.htm