Government of Pará reinforces the fight against forest fires in Santarém with more personnel, vehicles and aircraft

As determined by Governor Hana Ghassan, the Government of Pará is expanding actions to combat burning and forest fires in the state. The measures include an increase of more than 500 public agents, including military and civilians, in the Fire Department, Secretariat for the Environment, Climate and Sustainability (Semas) and other bodies, reinforcement of 16 vehicles, sending a helicopter to Santarém and a decree banning the use of fire in 20 municipalities.

The staff will have equipment such as backpack pumps, which are water reservoirs carried on the back; blowers, which release a strong jet of air to blow away dry leaves and branches and help contain the spread of the fire; and thermal drones, with a thermal imaging camera that identifies hot spots and fires even in the middle of smoke or at night.