.. Forest fires are a major threat in many parts of the world. They generally start from an extreme long dry period and are often started by lightning or other natural causes. Another big threat are careless humans, throwing away ciga- rettes or lighting fires on purpose, also fires used to clear forests which then get out of control. An additional factor involving the threat of a fire is strong winds. Once the fire is burning and fire fighters are on the ground, they are often found helpless. Then huge areas are in danger and could be destroyed. Here is the point where the fire fighting from the air with helicopters has its special application, to extinguish the fires punctually at certain hot spots, to avoid further spreading. This advantage is most important in mountainous areas with special Heli- copters like the Fire Fighting Team 4000, to help avoiding catastrophic wildfires. The Global Fire Monitoring System via satellite, is assisting the world- wide surveillance of wildfires and reporting them to the national fire departments. .. The Fire Fighting Team 4000 can be based on any ”hot spot” worldwide. Fire Fighting Teams are usually based in certain areas during the fire season to fight any fire in the earliest stage possible. This can help to avoid major catastrophic fire disasters.