Corpo Forestale dello Stato
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The State Forestry Corps (Italian
: Corpo forestale dello Stato or CFS) is a national police agency in Italy.
It was established on 15 October 1822 by Charles Felix of Sardinia
as "Amministrazione forestale per la custodia e la vigilanza dei boschi".
An agency under the jurisdiction
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the CFS acts as a park ranger
force responsible for protecting Italy's natural resource
s, the environment, countryside and ecosystems, especially national parks and national forests. Its duties include arresting poachers
, investigating environmental violations
, safeguarding protected animal species
, enforcing endangered species laws, and preventing and fighting wildfire
s through 15 regional commands and its fleet of 22 fire-fighting aircraft
. The CFS is also responsible for civil protection in Italy's mountain areas and for disaster relief.
The CFS's emergency telephone number
for reporting forest fires is 1515.
In Italy it has responsibility for managing activities related to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The CFS's vehicle livery
is green with a white stripe and the words Corpo Forestale dello Stato in white along the side. The vehicle plates
begin with the letters "CFS" in red.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
: Corpo forestale dello Stato or CFS) is a national police agency in Italy.
It was established on 15 October 1822 by Charles Felix of Sardinia
Charles Felix of Sardinia
Charles Felix was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, Aosta and King of Sardinia from 1821 to 1831.-Early life:...
as "Amministrazione forestale per la custodia e la vigilanza dei boschi".
An agency under the jurisdiction
Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility...
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, the CFS acts as a park ranger
Park ranger
A park ranger or forest ranger is a person entrusted with protecting and preserving parklands – national, state, provincial, or local parks. Different countries use different names for the position. Ranger is the favored term in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Within the United...
force responsible for protecting Italy's natural resource
Natural resource
Natural resources occur naturally within environments that exist relatively undisturbed by mankind, in a natural form. A natural resource is often characterized by amounts of biodiversity and geodiversity existent in various ecosystems....
s, the environment, countryside and ecosystems, especially national parks and national forests. Its duties include arresting poachers
Poaching
Poaching is the illegal taking of wild plants or animals contrary to local and international conservation and wildlife management laws. Violations of hunting laws and regulations are normally punishable by law and, collectively, such violations are known as poaching.It may be illegal and in...
, investigating environmental violations
Environmental crime
Environmental crime can be broadly defined as illegal acts, which directly harmthe environment. International bodies such as the G8, Interpol, EU, UN Environment Programme and the UN Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute have recognised the following environmental crimes:* Illegal...
, safeguarding protected animal species
Endangered species
An endangered species is a population of organisms which is at risk of becoming extinct because it is either few in numbers, or threatened by changing environmental or predation parameters...
, enforcing endangered species laws, and preventing and fighting wildfire
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
s through 15 regional commands and its fleet of 22 fire-fighting aircraft
Aerial firefighting
Aerial firefighting is the use of aircraft and other aerial resources to combat wildfires. The types of aircraft used include fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Smokejumpers and rappellers are also classified as aerial firefighters, delivered to the fire by parachute from a variety of fixed-wing...
. The CFS is also responsible for civil protection in Italy's mountain areas and for disaster relief.
The CFS's emergency telephone number
Emergency telephone number
Many countries' public telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the emergency services number, that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency telephone number may...
for reporting forest fires is 1515.
In Italy it has responsibility for managing activities related to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The CFS's vehicle livery
Livery
A livery is a uniform, insignia or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in...
is green with a white stripe and the words Corpo Forestale dello Stato in white along the side. The vehicle plates
Vehicle registration plate
A vehicle registration plate is a metal or plastic plate attached to a motor vehicle or trailer for official identification purposes. The registration identifier is a numeric or alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies the vehicle within the issuing region's database...
begin with the letters "CFS" in red.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)