Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Tran Nam Hung has just signed Official Letter No. 361/UBND-SNNMT on strengthening the effective implementation of forest protection and forest fire prevention and fighting in the city according to the two-level local government model.
Accordingly, the City People's Committee requested the People's Committees of wards and communes with forests to complete the Steering Committee on the Sustainable Forestry Development Program at the commune level; review, supplement and adjust the Forest Protection and Forest Fire Prevention and Fighting Plan.
Consolidate and improve Forest Protection and Fire Prevention and Fighting Teams and Teams to effectively implement forest protection and forest fire prevention and fighting in the locality. Chairmen of People's Committees of communes and wards with forests are responsible to the Chairman of the City People's Committee if there are forest fires, deforestation, or violations of forestry land management without timely prevention, without thorough and effective handling measures, and without reporting according to regulations.
The City Police directed the Fire Prevention, Fire Fighting and Rescue Police Department to coordinate with the Forest Protection Agency in inspecting, organizing training and fostering specialized fire prevention and fighting for the Forest Protection Force and specialized forest protection forces; always be well prepared with fire prevention and fighting equipment to participate in fire fighting and command fire fighting when a forest fire occurs.
The City Military Command strengthens close coordination with the Forest Protection Force and localities with forests to deploy forces to coordinate forest fire fighting according to the mobilization order of competent authorities. Guiding and directing units stationed in the area, militia forces, and Border Guard forces to participate in forest protection at the grassroots level; directing and operating forces ready to coordinate effectively in fighting forest fires, preventing deforestation, and illegal logging and transportation of forest products.
Da Nang Power Company Limited coordinates with local authorities and relevant agencies and units to ensure absolute safety of the power system in the management area, ensuring fire prevention and fighting safety for the 500kv power transmission system safety corridor, especially focusing on planted forest areas adjacent to the power grid safety corridor.
Departments, branches, agencies and units under Da Nang city, based on their assigned functions and tasks, are responsible for proactively coordinating with the Department of Agriculture and Environment and functional forces in the process of implementing measures to manage, protect forests and prevent and fight forest fires according to regulations.
