Overview
- Mexico City began the 2026 campaign Tuesday with about 4,000 responders and a goal to cut burned conservation land by at least 10 percent.
- Authorities will concentrate prevention in Tlalpan and Milpa Alta, which account for 72 percent of incidents, with 24/7 guard shifts over the next two weeks.
- The operation fields 13 tower camps, 82 specialized vehicles, more than 100 fire units, four autonomous drones, and a communications system that works without internet in hard-to-reach areas.
- Officials report 107 forest fires in conservation land this year, 68 small starts, and 25 fires in protected areas that burned about 40 hectares.
- Leaders cite five-minute detection and average control in one hour and 48 minutes, backed by trained brigades, SEP-recognized certifications, and coordination with agrarian communities and CONAFOR.