CONTEXTUALIZATION 

The State of Amazonas, the largest in Brazil by area, spans 1,559,255.881 km² (30% of the Legal Amazon territory) and is divided into 62 municipalities, with an estimated population of 3,941,613 in 2021. Approximately 29% of the state's area consists of Indigenous Lands, and another 24% is comprised of Conservation Units (CUs), meaning more than half of the territory is made up of protected areas.

The project will be directly implemented by the Amazonas Military Fire Brigade (CBMAM). Currently, CBMAM has operational bases in 11 of the 62 municipalities of Amazonas. In Manaus, the state capital, the Brigade operates three Specialized Fire Battalions: the 1st Fire Battalion (1º BI), the Specialized Firefighters Battalion (BBE), and the Forest Fire and Environmental Battalion (BIFMA), along with other Military Fire Organizations (OBMs). In the interior, CBMAM is present in 10 municipalities: Itacoatiara, Rio Preto da Eva, Humaitá, Manacapuru, Iranduba, Novo Airão, Parintins, Tabatinga, Tefé, and Presidente Figueiredo. CBMAM’s mission includes combating urban fires, forest fires, and fires in airport structures and aircraft, as well as pre-hospital care, vehicle rescue, high-altitude rescue, diving operations, confined space rescue, collapsed structure rescue, civil defense activities, fire and panic safety, and event prevention.

THE PROJECT

The project is structured into two components:

Component 1 – Equipment and Infrastructure
1.1 - Construction of three new Operational Bases (Careiro Castanho, Humaitá, and Lábrea).
1.2 - Expansion of the operational vehicle fleet (Auto Bomba vehicles, Forest Tanker Trucks (ABTF), pickup trucks, and a 30-seat bus for personnel transport).
1.3 - Equipment for forest fire prevention and combat (auxiliary equipment used in forest operations, such as attachable kits for vehicles, generators, chainsaws, hydraulic pumps, blowers, drones, GPS devices, etc.).

Component 2 – Development of Prevention, Combat, and Monitoring Actions
2.1 - Personal protective equipment and supplies for forest fire prevention and combat.
2.2 - Educational initiatives on forest fire prevention and combat targeting municipal agents, rural producers, indigenous communities, and other local groups.

INTERVENTION LOGIC

The project is aligned with the Monitoring and Control component (2) of the Amazon Fund’s Logical Framework, contributing to Direct Effect 2.1 – Structured and modernized institutions for environmental monitoring, control, and accountability.