Directing to stop burning vegetation to prevent forest fires

Accordingly, the People’s Committees of districts and cities. Gia Nghia strengthens inspection and supervision of forest fire prevention and fighting activities of forest owner agencies and units in the management area; Direct the immediate stop of using fire to treat vegetation and other fire practices that have the risk of causing forest fires during the peak of the current dry season; Be proactive and ready with plans to move people out of dangerous areas when necessary, ensuring the safety of life and property of people and the state.

At the same time, local People’s Committees review and identify forest areas with high fire risk in their management areas; Establish inter-sectoral posts, arrange permanent forces during the peak dry season and holidays April 30 – May 1; Strengthen forest protection patrols and forest fire prevention and fighting in these areas; promptly detect, prevent and strictly handle cases of violation of regulations on forest fire prevention and fighting.

Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to direct the forest rangers to regularly inspect and urge localities and forest owners to implement forest protection and forest fire prevention measures; Strictly implement duty during peak dry season and holidays; Identify areas at high risk of forest fires to strengthen blocking, patrolling, and control forces; Prepare forces, means, and supplies to promptly coordinate control when forest fires occur.

As for the forest owner units, they arrange permanent forces 24/24 hours during the peak dry season and holidays; Strictly control people entering and leaving forest areas with high fire risk on managed forest areas; proactively and ready forces, means and materials to fight forest fires; Promptly report to local authorities and authorities when a forest fire occurs to quickly coordinate and deploy fire prevention and fighting measures to prevent forest fires from spreading.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Dak Nong province, due to prolonged heat, there have been 22 forest fires in the province, including 16 pine forest fires. In the first 3 months of 2024, the entire Dak Nong province had 43 cases of illegal deforestation with a damaged forest area of ​​nearly 12 hectares. Compared to the same period, there were 31 fewer cases, and the damaged forest area also decreased by 4.5 hectares.

Previously, as the Electronic Newspaper Natural Resources and Environment reported, many areas of young pine forests along National Highway 28 and some areas of pine forests along National Highway 14 were also burned. According to the assessment of the authorities, burning vegetation during dry weather combined with wind is very dangerous and has a great risk of causing fires.