This document covers a set of practical recommendations to facilitate the communication of the forest fire phenomenon, with the aim of providing information to the public which is as scientifically and technically accurate as possible, with the acceptance of forest fires as a natural disruption of the ecosystem, the predictable character of their behaviour and the generalised premise that certain catastrophic forest fires fall outside of the scope and control of current extinction methods. The document is aimed at all actors involved in the prevention and management of the forest fire risk, offering different guidelines to improve planning and development of risk communication, both at a local level as well as at regional and country level, and with an approach that applies to the whole Mediterranean region.