Regional Act No. 8 on the protection of forests against fires Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Friuli-Venezia Giulia Document type Legislation Date 1977 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Bollettino Ufficiale della Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia No. 17, 18 February 1977 Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Forest management/forest conservation Policy/planning Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Regional Act aims at the protection of forests against fires. To this end, the regional administration shall draw up the Regional Plan on the Protection of the Forest Heritage Against Fires which shall be structured as per homogeneous areas. The plan shall deal with: (a) rates of dangerousness of forest fires; (b) prohibitions and prescriptions intended to prevent forest fires; (c) fire-fighting activities; (d) arrangement and coordination of the fire-fighting service. A programme concerning the restoration of forests damaged by fire shall be attached to the plan. Full text Italian Website www.regione.fvg.it