Article 3 of Act No. 353 of 2000 on forest fires requires the Regions (and the Autonomous Provinces) to draw up and approve their own plans on the activities to be performed in order to forecast, prevent and combat forest fires. This Decree establishes the guidelines to be followed by the regional authorities when elaborating and approving such plans. Point 2 of the Decree lays down the layout of the plans. The following items shall be envisaged: (I) general framework containing a territorial de