Thua Thien-Hue strengthens urgent measures to prevent and fight forest fires

Thua Thien-Hue province is in the peak period of intense heat. In recent days, the forest fire forecast level in the province’s delta has always been at a very dangerous level, with Nam Dong district especially at a particularly dangerous level.

Faced with the above situation, the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province has just issued a directive on proactively strengthening urgent measures to prevent and fight forest fires.

The Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee requested the Chairman of the People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities to strengthen monitoring and grasping the situation, reviewing and delineating key areas and areas at risk of occurrence. high fire output; Arrange facilities, materials, and funds to well implement the “four on the spot” motto; promptly detect and be ready to be proactive in any forest fire situation.

Chairman of the People’s Committees of districts, towns and cities have ready and proactive plans to move people out of dangerous areas when necessary, ensuring the safety of life and property of the people and the state. .

The People’s Committees of communes, wards, towns and functional agencies need to strictly carry out management responsibilities for forest fire prevention and fighting; Strengthen propaganda, guidance, and inspection of people’s use of fire in and near forests, and closely monitor the treatment of vegetation; Activities using fire that pose a risk of forest fires are strictly prohibited, such as burning incense to visit graves, burning votive papers, burning bees, etc. during peak heat periods, forest fire forecast levels are at level IV and V.

Local governments must ensure readiness to mobilize on-site forces to handle forest fires immediately when they occur, considering this a key task, absolutely not being subjective, promptly detecting and strictly handling it. violations. The province will take measures to handle the responsibilities of local leaders and units if they do not fulfill their responsibilities and cause forest fires to occur.

In case a fire is detected, localities and units immediately notify the Forest Protection Department of Thua Thien-Hue province to coordinate, direct and mobilize forces to fight forest fires in case of necessity.

The Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct the Provincial Forest Protection Department to promote safety inspection of forest fire prevention and fighting in localities and units, especially in the provinces. key areas for forest fires; ready to support localities with forces, equipment, fire point information, and command when a large forest fire occurs.

The Provincial Forest Protection Department has increased local forest rangers to key areas of forest fires to advise local authorities, including requiring organizations and households in the area to register burning and handling times. afforested vegetation to monitor, guide, and control the process of using fire in processing vegetation.

Protection forest management boards, special-use forest management boards, forestry companies and Bach Ma National Park proactively review and supplement forest fire prevention and fighting plans in accordance with the actual situation on the ground. direction; Organize the treatment of vegetation to reduce burning materials, clear fire barriers in forests with high fire risk; Assigning 24/7 duty force during peak hot weather…

The police and border guards direct and direct affiliated units to prepare plans to mobilize forces, vehicles and materials to participate in firefighting and be ready to respond to emergency situations when required; Direct professional departments and local police to coordinate closely with forest rangers, forest owners and relevant agencies and units to investigate, verify and clarify the cause, and find the culprits. The fire will be handled strictly in accordance with the law.

The Department of Industry and Trade directs the electricity industry to coordinate with local authorities and relevant forest owners to review national power grid corridors at risk of being affected when forest fires occur, ensuring absolute safety. , avoiding incidents in the transmission and power supply systems to serve production and people’s lives.

The Department of Information and Communications strengthens the application of smart camera systems to warn and detect the risk of forest fires; Broadcasting warning information for forest fire prevention and fighting to authorities when detecting fire risks and fires.

The Department of Information and Communications presides and coordinates with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Provincial Hydrometeorological Station to provide forest fire warning information and level forest fire forecasts to the “Warning Communications” section at Hue-S application…/.