The project MEDITERRANEAN FOREST FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING STANDARDIZATION" – MEFISTO funded by European DG ECHO (DIRECTORATE GENERAL EUROPEAN CIVIL PROTECTION AND HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATIONS), in 2016, aims to raise the preparedness level through an efficient and standardized training protocol developed by a representative network of Mediterranean stakeholders, addressing to new opportunities for interoperability between Mediterranean training centers, allowing international cooperation against disasters related to forest fires.