We at Machu Picchu IFPP believe is necessary to implement a regional force of men and women who can respond to wildfire incidents which predicably and frequently affect the eco-system surrounding Machu Picchu's Sanctuary. We do not intend, however, that Machu Picchu IFPP, be defined by a territory or confined only to a Latin American nation; just the opposite. Rather, we are a database, coalescing an inventory of professional-response fire teams, with high technology materiel dedicated in the service of ecological preservation of the tropical regions of Latin America and, by extension of our operating principles, the forests of the world. Our chief aim and purpose, however, is to avoid deforestation through fire destruction of tropical forests.

Machu Picchu IFPP, is a virtual organization that doesn't seek to gather funds, or donations. Rather, IFFP gives suppliers' information and manages voluntary and professional forces, normalizing operation systems and establishing Unified Command on the scene.

I wish to thank for their help, many friends in the international community whose cooperation made Machu Picchu IFPP viable. Special thanks go out to David T. Crews, CEM, (Certified Emergency Managment) Administrator of Emergency Management Gold, from Clearwater, Kansas first responded to our requests for assistance; Tom J. Robinson, amiable friend and partner from Richmond, Virginia operates professionally and internationally in many fire emergency spheres and is Official International Representative of the Ministry of the Civil Defense of the Russian Federation, EMERCOM (Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters); and to my great friend, John Anderson, of Global Emergency Response from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, who monitors and daily gathers and disseminates global fire information from wildfire-detecting satellite systems and online eco-media sources and who revised our emergency reponse concepts, translating into better English our IFFP goals and objectives.

Sincerely yours,

José L. Musse Torres
Chief
Machu Picchu International Fire Protection Project

José L. Musse T.