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Information on forest fires Timber Section, FAO/ECE Agriculture and Timber Division, Geneva.- Forest fires in countries of northern, eastern and central Europe.- Forest fires in the Mediterranean region.- Forest fires in North America The Petawawa National Forestry Institute, Canadian Forestry Service and the United States Forest Service.- Les critères d’évaluation des risques d’incendie de forêts.- Modelling the development of fire in a forest environment.- Forest fire detection systems.- Forest fire planning: organization and methods of control.- Forest fire prevention and control in the German Democratic Republic.- A computer project for the collection and handling of data in forest fire control.- Recent evolution and prospects for the Mediterranean region.- Forest fire control by means of ground equipment.- Ground equipment in North America Petawawa National Forestry Institute, Canadian Forestry Institute and the United States Forest Service.- Forest fire problems in the Federal Republic of Germany.- Evaluation of technical/economic characteristics of aircraft in fire prevention and suppression.- Development of airborne forest fire fighting equipment in the Federal Republic of Germany.- The use of chemicals in forest fire-fighting.- Medium expansion foam as a forest fire-fighting agent.- The use of explosives in forest fire control.- Measures to reduce forest fire hazards and restoration of damaged areas in Lower Saxony.- Mesures sylvicoles propres à réduire les risques d’incendie dans la zone tempérée.- Controlled burning for stabilizing pine plantations.- Effets de l’incendie sur l’écosystème.- The risk of fire in vegetative cover from the point of view of ecological planning.- Fire suppression training in the United States: an approach tointeragency standardization.- Forest insurance in Sweden.- Public information in forest fire prevention and control.