Muito Além do Combate: a pocket guide for fire brigade members

Fundo CASA supports more than 200 community and volunteer fire brigades. At the Brigadas em Rede gathering in Brasília, with over 120 brigade members, the newly approved National Integrated Fire Management Policy (Law 14,944/2024) emerged as one of the topics of greatest interest. The policy text, however, is technical and legal and does little to speak to people working on the ground. The challenge was to simplify without losing precision and bring the law closer to brigade members' daily work.

We adapted the original content into plain language, free of legalese, and created the graphic design, layout and illustrations for a pocket guide in A5 format, titled Muito Além do Combate (Far Beyond Firefighting).

The material combines "What does the law say?" boxes, which separate the legal text from the supporting text, with comic-style dialogues between characters, the "Talk at the Brigade" scenes. The illustrations feature a diverse cast, with traditional and local peoples in leading roles and brigade members always in yellow. We delivered files for print and for digital distribution.

Fundo CASA registered the publication with an ISBN, and it is freely distributed to forest fire brigade members across the country. The guide has its own website, fogo.casa.org.br, where it can be downloaded for free.