Entente pour la Protection de La Forêt Méditerranéenne / Valabre (EPLFM)

EPLFM is a governmental organization for the protection of the forest and the environment against fires. This organization coordinates the efforts of the 14 departments most affected by forest fires of the South of France covering 4 regions: Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, Occitanie, Corsica, and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, to fight forest fires. CEREN is the test and research centre of EPLFM. CEREN is in charge of carrying out all the necessary tests of new products and equipment, compared to the existing ones. These can be realised at the request of the Directorate of Defence and Civil Protection or by other Governmental Organisations. ECASC, another department of EPLFM is a training school with International notoriety, and a strong network of experts and partners. ECASC is a reference for the specialised training of civil protection professionals in the fields of forest fire, flooding, SaR, etc, and for incident commanders. PONT is the technology development department working notably on enhancing GIS solutions for civil protection.