Ocorrências de focos de calor no Estado de Rondônia em 2007 / Fire scar occurrences in Rondônia State, Brazil, in 2007

Abstract

This article presents a survey of fire detection occurring in the state of Rondônia in 2007. Thiswork was performed as part of the monitoring of fire detection in the area of coverage of the RegionalCenter of Porto Velho (CR-PV) of the Amazon Protection System (SIPAM). There were thematiccrossings that enable the analysis of fires, under the important aspects for understanding thedynamics of their use as a tool for cleaning the grass and opening up new areas, among otherpurposes, in the state of Rondônia. So this work provides material support to the revaluation ofshares held during the year by the responsible agencies as well as serve the reorganization ofstrategies to prevent this for the year (2008), having a look upon, indicatives of the critical areasthat need of greater assistance.

Keywords

• Fire detection
• Fire
• Rondônia
• SIPAM.