Military personnel from the Fire Department preparing for Operation Amapá Verde Michele Ferreira/Rede Amazônica Around 61 military personnel from the Fire Department are traveling to the interior of the state to begin Operation Amapá Verde, this Friday (21). The objective is to reinforce the fight against fires and environmental crimes during the dry period, which this year should last until December. The project is part of actions to protect the Amazon and focuses on reducing the impacts of fires and heat sources during the dry period in the region. Download the g1 app to see AP news in real time and for free. The program's activities are divided into three central axes: prevention, combat and inspection. In prevention, educational campaigns, community meetings and guidance on correct soil management are carried out. In direct combat, teams of military firefighters work to put out forest fires in urban and rural areas. Inspection combats environmental crimes, such as deforestation and unauthorized burning.
Amapá reinforces the fight against fires with a special operation during the dry season
Military personnel from the Fire Department preparing for Operation Amapá Verde Michele Ferreira/Rede Amazônica Around 61 military personnel from the Fire Department are traveling to the interior of the state to begin Operation Amapá...
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The project is part of actions to protect the Amazon and focuses on reducing the impacts of fires and heat sources during the dry period in the region. Download the g1 app to see AP news in real time and for free.
- The program's activities are divided into three central axes: prevention, combat and inspection.
- In prevention, educational campaigns, community meetings and guidance on correct soil management are carried out.
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READ ALSO: Quality and density of oil will define the next steps of exploration on the coast of Amapá, according to Petrobras Suspect of theft of R$50,000 is caught selling drugs in Amapá According to Lieutenant Colonel, Izidio Júnior, the expectation is that this year the drought will be more severe than in previous years, so the Fire Department is going to reduce the impacts until the end of the year. “The Fire Department, imagining this scenario, is taking precautions, sending teams immediately to carry out that prevention, in contact with the community, providing information, showing the risks, so that society, helping the Fire Department, can minimize this situation of a possible intense drought during this dry period”, he said. According to monitoring led by the Iepa Meteorology and Water Resources Center (NHMET), in partnership with the Situation Room of the State Secretariat for the Environment (Sema), Amapá recorded a 400% increase in hot spots at the beginning of August compared to the same period last year. Amapá recorded a 400% increase in hot spots at the beginning of August Rafael Aleixo/File g1 The operation will operate in regions considered to be most vulnerable, serving the municipalities of Tartarugalzinho, Amapá, Calçoene, Mazagão, Laranjal Jari, Ferreira Gomes, Pedra Branca do Amapari, Itaubal, Porto Grande and Vitória do Jari. Attention is reinforced in locations in the center-north of the state, where a higher volume of incidents has historically been recorded. During the trips, some fire-fighting equipment will be carried, such as blowers, dampers and backpacks. These are tools that provide accessibility and autonomy to soldiers in fighting fires that are far from where the vehicle is located. In addition to field work, the operation has real-time technological monitoring. The teams use data and satellite images generated by platforms such as Panel do Fogo (from the Amazon Protection System Management and Operational Center - Censipam), BDQueimadas (from INPE) and the FIRMS system (from NASA). These tools provide precise geographic coordinates of hot spots, allowing brigades to move quickly. To reinforce safety and prevent the spread of fire, general advice to the population is not to use fire to clear lots or agricultural areas during the dry season. When identifying fire outbreaks or suspected acts of environmental crime, citizens should immediately call the Fire Department on number 193 or the Environmental Battalion on 190. "We have our teams that are going all over the state, but we have situations where people carry out cleaning, both in urban areas and in rural areas. A little cleaning there and they end up losing that control. Why? In the summer period we are here with a lot of wind, strong wind, dry material, highly flammable, highly dangerous, so it is important that you pay attention to this”, he reinforced. Military personnel during Operation Amapá Verde Disclosure/CBM-AP See the latest news schedule from g1 Amapá VIDEOS with news from Amapá: