ABSTRACT
This work aimed at studying the fires in Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros (PNCV) in Goiás, Brazil, from 1992 to 2003. The methodology included analysis of heat spots maps, reports and interviews with the fire crew members, besides interviews with the land owners who live close to the PNCV. The data showed the causes and the frequencies of fires annual burnt areas, seasons and origins of fire incident, and fire privation developed by the fire crew of PNCV. Furthermore, there was opinions by land owner related to the PNCV. Results showed that the fires in PNCV had annual frequency. The years 1995 and 2002 presented more fire occurrences. Most of the fires (88,2%) had criminal or unknown causes. The dry season caused more fire occurrences, mainly August, September and July. The prevention activities were break fires construction and instruction folders related to fires release. The local land owners did not know how to deal with land management techniques without fire and asked for environmental education.
Keywords:
wildfires patterns; conservation units; fire historic