Prevention and mitigation strategies
Environmental impact of fires

Reducing the environmental impact of wildfires relies on a range of measures, from preventing fires from starting to designing resilient infrastructure and minimizing the harmful effects of firefighting operations. These approaches combine regulatory requirements, technological solutions, and principles of sustainable development.

The post-Lubrizol guidelines, particularly the INERIS guideline on the identification of toxic substances that may be released during a fire and the DT 126 France Chimie/Ufipem for the chemical and petroleum industries