The Steering Committee for the implementation of the sustainable forestry development program for the period 2021 - 2025 of Ca Mau province on April 30 officially issued a warning of forest fire risk in Ca Mau province.
Currently, the area of U Minh Ha forest and island forests in the province has dried up 36,503 hectares; of which, the forecast for forest fire level III (high level) is 11,693 hectares; level IV (dangerous level) is 20,361 hectares; level V (extreme danger level) is 4,449 hectares belonging to U Minh Ha Forestry One Member Co., Ltd.; U Minh Ha National Park; Ca Mau Agricultural Seed Center; Southwest Forestry Experimental Research Center; Cai Tau Prison, 8th - 9th infantry Division, Provincial Military Command; Hon Khoai Island Forest Protection Department; Enterprises leasing land for growing raw materials and households and individuals allocated by the State, forest and forest according to the provisions of the law on forestry and enterprises.
The Steering Committee for implementation of the provincial Sustainable Forestry Development Program proposes forest owners to arrange forces and means of forest fire prevention and fighting 24/24 during the dry season to take the initiative to promptly handle possible forest fires; Forest rangers actively coordinate with the Fire Prevention and Fighting Police Department and Rescue, Rescue, the provincial Police and the relevant units regularly strengthen the implementation of the implementation of measures to ensure safety of forest fire prevention and fighting as prescribed.
Production and business activities in the U Minh Ha forest land area must absolutely comply with internal regulations and regulations on fire prevention and fighting conditions. It is strictly forbidden to burn coal mines, collect bees, illegally hunt for wild animals, burn for fat treatment after exploitation, burn fields in and along the forest when the forest is forecast to be level IV (terrestrial level), level V (extreme danger level).
Faced with the high risk of forest fires, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province requested forest owners who are organizations, households, and individuals to regularly patrol, inspect, control, and strictly manage the forest area in the forest area assigned for management. In cases of violation of regulations on forest fire prevention and fighting safety conditions, forest owners are requested to proactively coordinate with local police and forest rangers to resolutely handle them according to the provisions of law.
