Kon Ray strengthens forest fire prevention and control

April 25, 2024 06:02

Although there have been some rains, the heat continues, so more than 60,400 hectares of forest in Kon Ray district are at the danger warning level. Therefore, forest fire prevention and fighting continues to receive attention from local authorities and functional forces.

Kon Ray Forestry Company Limited is assigned to manage and protect nearly half of the district’s existing forest area of ​​over 29,490 hectares, mainly production forests.

Right from the beginning of the dry season, the Company has proactively deployed many plans for management, protection, forest development and fire prevention throughout the forest stand. Specifically, promptly and effectively deploy coordination regulations with local authorities and bordering forest owners; To date, 239 patrols of the entire forest stand have been organized, coordinated with communities contracted to protect forests to patrol 92 times/872 participants, and propagate and disseminate the Forestry Law and related legal documents. 33 rounds/1,292 participants participated in forest protection and management and fire prevention.

In addition, the Company has developed 3 fire prevention plans; Strengthen 3 command committees on urgent issues in forest protection & fire prevention; Established 17 fire prevention and fighting groups and teams at the Company and contracted communities to manage and protect forests; signed fire prevention and fighting commitments with 605 households cultivating fields adjacent to forest stands.

Mr. Le Viet Bay – Chairman of Kon Ray Forestry Company Limited said: Entering the beginning of the dry season, the Company has synchronously deployed fire prevention and control solutions in accordance with the approved plan such as preparing human resources. , taking the Company’s human resources as the core and contracting a number of additional forest protection forces, local people and communities to receive forest protection contracts.

“Of the total forest area managed by the unit, more than 2,000 hectares of planted forests are identified as having a high risk of fire. For this area, before the dry season, the Company has cleared the runway as well as cleared burning materials under the forest canopy. The company has also prepared fire prevention works, repaired runways, and propaganda signs to mobilize people to actively participate in fire prevention and fighting; At the same time, prepare the necessary means, tools, and machinery to promptly fight fires when a forest fire occurs” – Mr. Le Viet Bay added.

Also “stretching himself” to prevent and fight fires for more than 2,719 hectares of forest (including nearly 309 hectares of planted forests), Mr. Nguyen Tan Vu – Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Chairman of Dak Rve Town People’s Committee said: Implementing the direction of Provinces and districts, entering the 2024 dry season, the Town People’s Committee has issued many guiding documents on fire prevention and fighting. Right from the beginning of the dry season, the Town People’s Committee organized propaganda for the people of 7 villages, and signed a commitment with farming households near the forest, especially paying attention to people regularly clearing vegetation and not burning fields. when safety is not guaranteed to minimize possible forest fire damage.

The heat continues to increase and the risk of forest fires is very high. Therefore, forest fire forecasting is regularly monitored and updated by the authorities on the website of the Provincial Forest Protection Department. and forest fire warning information on the Forest Protection Department’s early fire warning system. From there, promptly notify affiliated units, contracting communities, and forest owners to increase vigilance and strictly implement fire prevention and fighting regimes.

Mr. Nguyen Tan Phat – Head of Kon Ray District Forest Protection Department said: Every 10 days, the Forest Protection Department will announce forest fire level forecasts as well as accompanying warnings to localities and communes. as well as forest owners to be vigilant in fire prevention and fighting. In particular, if level 4 or level 5 forest fires are forecast, people are absolutely prohibited from burning fields or using forest fires in and near forests.

Kon Ray district has more than 60,400 hectares of forest, of which natural forests are over 56,700 hectares and planted forests are over 3,700 hectares. To cope with prolonged hot weather, local authorities and functional forces in the district continue to drastically implement Directive 04/CT-UBND dated January 19, 2024 of the Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee on management, protection and fire prevention, focusing on fire prevention and fighting with the motto “4 on the spot”, strengthening patrol forces, clearing vegetation, building fire runways to promptly handle and minimize the forest area. damage if a fire occurs.

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