In view of the expected challenges, it is true that the fire and rescue system in Israel will be a security system, such as the police and the IDF.
The issue arose in the Knesset's Interior Committee in 2013, when it enacted the "Fire Law" but received strong opposition from the Histadrut and the workers' committees.
Today, in the face of the security challenges of fires caused by the Gaza Strip, the possibility of missile strikes and the destruction of buildings and the leakage of hazardous materials, it is time to turn the fire brigade into a full security organization.
Firefighting today is suitable in most cases for routine events.
It has the ability to mobilize forces and reinforce means in individual incidents, but given the possibility of war on several fronts in an emergency the array is undoubtedly small on the security challenges it will face in the future, including the results of global warming and states of earthquake or total war.
Therefore, in the next five years, the fire brigade must be strengthened and expanded to another 30 fire stations, refresh the old equipment and purchase more rescue equipment on a significant scale, including recruiting hundreds of additional firefighters and purchasing equipment for areas that may be flooded with natural hazards.
Today's fire department is small, weak and not suitable for extreme events.
Its transformation into an operational security force will also lead to the construction of reserve forces and reinforcement forces, which will be able to fill in the gaps when needed.
The Ministry of Internal Security must approve a multi-year plan for the system, which will include economic and financial backing for intensification. Regarding the air array, the array has aircraft capable of dumping flame retardants. This is a good base for routine days, but there must be signed agreements with distant countries within a flight range of up to three hours, such as Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and Croatia, for quick arrival for reinforcements. International exercises must also be conducted in cooperation with the Air Force. Every sensible person understands that the captains of the state will have no choice but to act in this direction in the near future.