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They make up specialized brigades and develop the first multisectoral exercise with aerial means to prevent and respond to forest fires in the Peruvian Amazon.In a context where forest fires intensify and threaten Amazonian ecosystems, the Peruvian State takes a strategic step towards prevention and articulated response. The National Service of Natural Areas Protected by the State (Sernanp), an assigned body of the Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), has been leading the formation of two new forest fire brigades in the Ucayali region, one of the most affected by these accidents in 2024.
This action is part of the day of integral training on prevention, articulation and response to forest fires, which takes place from June 16 to 28, with the aim of strengthening the capacities of the Regional Government of Ucayali and its first response entities. The day includes specialized technical training, support of support brigades and an unprecedented multisectoral exercise with terrestrial and aerial media, scheduled for this June 26 with the support of Air Group No. 3 and the Alar4 of the FAP.
These activities are carried out at the base of the fourth naval zone of the Navy of Peru, located in the city of Pucallpa.
Brigades trained to act effectively
As part of this strategy, the S-190: forest fire behavior, L-180: human factors and S-130: combatant training have been implemented, all of them taught by Sernanp instructors, certified by the United States forest service. 49 members have been trained between members of the Armed Forces and Gases of the Protected Natural Areas of the Region, including the National Parks Sierra del Divisor, Alto Purus, Cordillera Blue and Tingo Maria; The community reserves El Sira and Purus and the Sierra del Divisor reserved area.
The multisectoral exercise of June 26 will allow, for the first time, to prove the simultaneous coordination of terrestrial brigades and aerial media to face a simulated forest emergency scenario.
Regional and international articulation
From June 26 to 28, the First Regional Support Brigade will also be formed, composed of Personnel of the Regional Government of Ucayali (Goreu), Regional Environmental Authority (ARAU), Regional Forest and Wildlife Management (GERFOR), National Commission for Development and Life without Devid Drugs and representatives of agricultural producers associations. This multisectoral alliance strengthens the rapid and coordinated capacity for emergencies.
On July, in addition to replicating the training courses, UNDP personnel and the Natural National Parks System of Colombia, they will share their experiences about early alert systems and community prevention, as part of the international component of this effort.
Commitment to preparation and conservation
Faced with the advance of forest fires, we cannot improvise. The key is to prevent, articulate and act quickly and technically. From the Sernanp we are raising the standards of preparation of our brigades, with territorial and inter -institutional approach, said Jose Carlos Nieto, head of Sernanp.
This initiative is part of the project Sustainable productive landscapes in the Peruvian Amazon (PPS), an alliance between Sernanp and UNDP that seeks not only to conserve ecosystems, but to protect the lives of communities and their livelihoods against fire.
