Note: This TAP requires considerable work in rapidly ensuring the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements. The fire protection aspects will proceed immediately because wildfires worldwide are a very serious problem.

DRAFT
Target 15.1.1
TAP81 Provide Fire Protection of Terrestrial Ecosystems In Rainforests, Forests, Peat bogs, Mountains, Drylands and Communities in Forests and Ensure the Rapid Extinguishment of all Fires in particular Wildfires

(Updated December 12, 2021)

81. TAP 81

81.1. Introduction

81.1.1. Because of global warming/climate change, the number of wildfires and the damage from wildfires is increasing

81.2. Purpose

81.2.1. Provide fire protection of terrestrial ecosystems in rainforests, forests, peat bogs, mountains, drylands and communities in forests and ensure the rapid extinguishment of all fires, in particular wildfires.

81.3. Objective, Targets:

81.3.1. 15.1 Rapidly ensure the conservation, fire protection, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements

81.4. Actions

81.4.1. Expand the Air National Guard Airborne Firefighting Mission and make it a permanent part of the U.S. Forest Service Firefighting.

81.4.1.1. Expand the use of the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) program provides emergency capability to support the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service in fighting wildland fires. The MAFFS units are loaded onto C-130 aircraft and can drop 3,000 lbs of retardant on a wildfire in less than five seconds, fly back to its home base, and be refilled and airborne again in less than 20 minutes. This mission highlights interagency cooperation.

81.4.1.2. Obtain additional helicopters, C-130, C-17 and other military aircraft equipped with advanced sensors and precision delivery systems for fighting wild fires and combating hazardous material incidents.

81.4.2. Expand the use of Fireguard to cover the entire U.S. and ultimately the world

81.4.2.1. Fireguard pulls data from government and military-operated satellites, as well as from drones and on-the-ground sensors and cameras. Images are altered to ensure that the military's classified capabilities are not revealed as they are shared with the California National Guard, which has a team of intelligence analysts to sift through the information. They are on call 24/7 during wildfire season in California, alerting incident commanders on the fire lines to new developments.

81.5. Background

81.5.1.