Analysis of forest fire occurrences in the cocó state park area, metropolitan region of Fortaleza, CE

Abstract

Forest fires present risks to the environment, as well as considerable economic consequences, destroying habitats and a large part of organic matter, burning wood and high costs for their control and combat. The competent bodies, in order to establish control and prevention policies, need to know the fire profile. Statistical data of occurrences of this nature become the main subsidies to understand and outline your profile. With this data, it becomes possible to plan actions for control in a more efficient way, avoiding and minimizing expenses, time and risks in its combat. The objectives of this study were to quantify the number of fires and determine the months of the year with the highest occurrences of forest fires in the Parque Estadual do Cocó. For this, a 20-year time period (1999-2018) was used, with data on fire claims. The results indicated that the second semester was the “normal forest fire season”. Regarding the months, the period from August to December stood out, with the month of November having the highest number of records and with the highest risk of claims, followed by December, October, September and August, which also corresponds to the period of increase in minimum and maximum temperatures, with the fall in the number of precipitations.