UPM Forestal Oriental Annual Report 2022

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RESPON SIB LE FIRE MANAGEMENT The Fire Management Process has as its primary objective the protection of the company’s assets, the management of all activities related to fire safety, and the coordination of fire response operations. Based on this, work is divided in to three areas: fire prevention, fire detection, and firefighting. It is spread across an annual activity plan which involves the company’s own personnel, as well as personnel employed by our service providers. The plan includes activities such as training and fire drills, among others . Additionally, regarding fire protection during the summer season, UPM is adequately equipped with fire response tools and participates every year in the Uruguayan Forestry Producers Partnership’s (SPF, Sociedad de Productores Forestales) national forest fire prevention plan, which includes most of the country’s forestry companies. The plan is focused on protecting assets owned by the associated forestry companies, focusing on fire 58

detection, prevention, and firefighting. It is implemented during the high-risk period (November to April) and covers over 900,000 planted hectares owned by more than 50 partner companies, representing 90% of all forest plantations in the country. UPM Forestal Oriental participates with more than 325,000 hectares (including leases under the Fomento Programme). All work is in coordination with the National Fire Department. In addition to the SPF’s equipment for detecting and fighting fires, a fire prevention campaign is implemented annually throughout the season on national and local radio. This promotes preventive behaviours, emphasises the prohibition of field burning and provides emergency telephone numbers.