Romer Quentimari still carries the memory of the 2023 fire that swept through Tsiquireni, a neighboring Asháninka community in Peru’s central Amazon. When the alarm spread, around 200 community members gathered, armed with water bottles, machetes and improvised tools, and walked into the flames. Photo by CARE A PAAMARI brigade member carries out a prescribed burn during a wildfire prevention exercise. “The owner of the field coordinates with brigade members and community members to work as a group,” Romer explains. Community members, brigade volunteers and Asháninka firefighters take part in PAAMARI training in the Ene River basin.