Nghe An: When a forest fire occurs, district, city and town leaders are present at the scene.
(Baonghean.vn) - The Steering Committee for urgent issues on forest protection and development, forest fire prevention and fighting in Nghe An province in 2021 requested districts, cities, towns; Forest rangers, and forest owners to focus on directing the work of forest fire prevention and fighting.
On June 25, the Steering Committee for urgent issues on forest protection and development, forest fire prevention and fighting in Nghe An province in 2021DRequest the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns; Forest Protection forcesm, forest owners focus the most on directing the work of forest fire prevention and control.g, do the following tasks well:
Strictly implement the provisions of: Directive 10/CT-UBND dated February 6, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on strengthening forest fire prevention and fighting measures in Nghe An province in 2021; Official Dispatch No. 20/CD. CT UBND dated June 4, 2021 of the Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on strengthening urgent measures to prevent and fight forest fires in the area.
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When a forest fire occurs, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of the district, city or town must be present at the scene to directly direct, mobilize forces, vehicles, logistics and command fire fighting according to the approved plan. Photo: Quang An |
Maintain a permanent regime at fire watchtowers and at units to promptly detect and handle forest fires; inspect, control and guide people's use of fire in forests and forest edges, strictly prohibit activities of treating vegetation by using fire and other activities using fire such as: burning votive paper, burning bees for honey, burning garbage... that pose a risk of forest fires when forest fires of level IV or higher are forecast.
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Authorities fighting a forest fire in Nam Kim (Nam Dan) in 2020. Photo: Quang An |
When a forest fire occurs, the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the District, City or Town People's Committee must be present at the scene to directly direct, mobilize forces, means, logistics and command fire fighting according to the approved plan; For forests near residential areas and warehouses, when a fire occurs, it is necessary to proactively have a plan to evacuate people from dangerous areas, and take measures to ensure the safety of people's lives and property and the forces participating in forest fire fighting...
According to the forecast of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the weather in Nghe An province from June 26, 2021 to July 4, 2021, the heat intensity continues to increase, the weather is hot, some places are extremely hot with high temperatures, especially in the plain districts, the common temperature is from 36-38 degrees, the humidity is relatively low.
Forest fire warning in areas in Nghe An province from June 26, 2021 to July 4, 2021, forest fire forecast level: From Level IV (Dangerous level: Dry, prolonged weather with risk of large forest fires, rapid fire spread) to Level V (Extremely dangerous level: Dry, prolonged, drought-prone weather, with the potential for large fires and rapid fire spread in all types of forests).