Nghe An: Forest fire warning level raised to extremely dangerous
(Baonghean.vn) - In the face of severe heat, Nghe An Forestry Department has sent a notice to Forestry Departments and local authorities to proactively develop plans to prevent and fight forest fires.
Accordingly, in recent days, the area has experienced severe heat, with the risk offorest firehigh. On April 24, 2023, there are 2 localities in the province in the level 5 forecast - extremely dangerous level: Quy Hop and Tuong Duong.
These are areas with long periods of dry, drought, and exhaustion, with the potential for large fires that spread quickly across all types of forests.
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Forest fire warning in Nghe An from level 4 to level 5 - extremely dangerous level on April 24. Photo: Quang An |
Localities with level 4 forest fire forecast - dangerous level include: Nghi Loc, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Nam Dan, Do Luong, Quynh Luu, Hoang Mai town, Thanh Chuong, Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Hung Nguyen, Nghia Dan, Anh Son, Tan Ky, Thai Hoa town, Ky Son, Que Phong, Quy Chau, Con Cuong.
Nghe An Forest Protection Department requests the Forest Protection Departments of districts, cities and towns to base on forest fire forecast information to forecast forest fire risks and widely inform on mass media to the People's Committees of communes and towns; To forest owners who are organizations in the district, city and town.
At the same time, the local Forest Ranger force informed the forest fire forecast widely in the assigned area and to forest owners and households living in and near the forest in the area.
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Forest fire forecast levels. Photo: Quang An |
Faced with the current risk of forest fires, Nghe An province also directed localities to maintain 24/7 staff on duty at fire watchtowers, and arrange for people to regularly access and monitor the forest fire warning information system of the Forest Protection Department to promptly detect and issue early warnings to local authorities, forest owners and people to raise vigilance and proactively deploy appropriate measures for forest fire prevention and fighting.
Concentrate forces to strengthen forest patrols, forest inspections, and forest fire prevention and fighting at offices and forest gate checkpoints to check people entering and leaving the forest in order to promptly propagate and mobilize people not to use fire in the forest, causing fires to spread into the forest. Strictly prohibit all acts of burning fields, fields, and vegetation to prepare land for forest planting and reduce flammable materials in the forest in the area on days when there is a risk of forest fires at level 4 and level 5.
When a forest fire occurs, urgently mobilize forces to handle the situation, not letting the fire spread or become larger; after a forest fire, it is necessary to urgently investigate to clearly identify the cause and the person causing the fire and strictly handle the violating organizations and individuals, and at the same time have a plan to restore the forest./.
