State of Amazonas - Military Fire Department of the State of Amazonas (CBMAM)
Código do projeto: 7248395
To strengthen the structure of the Amazonas State Military Fire Brigade and the actions for the prevention and combat of forest fires and unauthorized burning
State of Amazonas
Preferably list the municipalities involved
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 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.
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.
| Date of approval | 09.24.2024 |
| Date of the contract | 12.05.2024 |
| *Disbursement period | 12.05.2027 |
| date | amount | |
|---|---|---|
| 1º disbursements | 01.17.2025 | R$21,500,000.00 |
| 2º disbursements | 03.13.2026 | R$13,200,000.00 |
| Total amount disbursed | R$34,700,000.00 |
The actions carried out to date have focused on procurement processes, operational re-equipment, and educational activities, considering that the project is currently in its initial phase of implementation.
Component 1: Equipment and Institutional Structuring
This component aims to strengthen the physical and operational infrastructure of CBMAM through fleet expansion, acquisition of equipment, and the future construction of operational bases.
Procurement procedures have been completed for the acquisition of five Forest Firefighting Tank Trucks (Auto Bomba Tanque Florestal – ABTF) and sixteen pickup trucks, along with sixteen portable pumping kits for wildfire suppression.
Component 2: Development of Prevention, Firefighting, and Monitoring Actions
Personal protective equipment (PPE) was procured and committed, including multi-purpose boots, which have already been delivered and are currently in possession of CBMAM.
With regard to educational and capacity-building actions, defined as non-financial counterpart contributions to the project, training courses on wildfire prevention and suppression were conducted, along with training of brigades designated by priority municipalities. In addition, several environmental awareness activities were carried out, including lectures and public meetings in different locations across the state of Amazonas.
These actions contributed to the capacity building of public officials, brigades, and community members, with formal records maintained for the activities carried out.
The activities implemented during this period established the operational and administrative foundations necessary for the advancement of the next phases of the project.
In this area we offer some PDF files with the main publications generated by the project. Click the filename to start the download.
State of Tocantins, having as executor the State of Tocantins Military Firefighters (CBMTO)
State of Rondônia - Military Fire Department of the State of Rondônia (CBMRO)
Municipality of Alta Floresta, in the state of Mato Grosso
Association of Small Agro-farmers in the Reca Project
Alternative Technology Center Association (CTA)
The Amazon Museum (Musa)
