Forest fires from the beginning of 2025
From the beginning of 2025, there have been continuous forest fires across the country, causing significant damage to the forest area.
In Bac Giang, only more than 1 from 12.4 to April 13, 9 consecutive forest fires in Son Dong and Luc Nam districts were occurred. Although the fires were discovered and extinguished quickly, the total burnt forest area was up to 52.3ha.
Statistics of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Quang Ninh province, from the beginning of 2025 to now, the whole province has occurred 4 forest fires in localities: Dong Trieu, Binh Lieu and Tien Yen with a total damaged forest area of nearly 49 hectares. There are 59 fire spots related to the broken trees after the storm, real estate fire and the area after exploitation, with a total damage area of more than 600 hectares.
Especially in the forest fire occurred on March 21 in Hoang Khai commune, Yen Son district, Tuyen Quang province, causing damage to more than 20 hectares of forest and causing one death. A series of other forest fires also occurred in Hai Phong, Lang Son, Son La, Bac Kan, Kien Giang ...
On April 15, the Department of Forestry and Ranger issued information warnings for forest fires for 90 regions. Of which, 55 areas warning level IV (dangerous level) in the provinces of Ha Giang, Cao Bang, Bac Kan, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Long An, Dong Thap, An Giang, Tien Giang, Ben Tre, Kien Giang, Tra Vinh and Ca Mau. At the same time, there are 35 warning areas of level V (extremely dangerous level) in the provinces of Binh Phuoc, Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Kien Giang, Soc Trang, Ca Mau ... These areas have many days without rain, long dry weather.
According to the Forestry and Ranger Department, the cause of recent consecutive forest fires is mainly due to abnormal dry weather, especially in the Northern provinces. This year's dry wave lasted more than a dozen days, making the material easy to catch fire, combined with the wind that made the fire broke out and spread quickly.
Influence from typhoon No. 3 (Yagi) in 2024 caused many trees to break, creating a large source of flammable materials. At the same time, the mountainous people in the crowning season made the fields ...
Need to proactively update for forest fire warning
Talking to Lao Dong, Mr. Tran Manh Long - Forestry and Ranger Department (Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) - said that the Department is applying remote sensing technology and GIS to develop the forecasting system, warning the risk of forest fires. This system offers notifications of the danger level that may occur in each local forest partition, associated with the map of the existing forest status, thereby warning the local risk of forest fires. The system is built on the basis of the main factors for forecasts of temperature, humidity and local. The Department of Forestry and Forest Protection also actively advised the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to issue documents directing the promotion of forest fire prevention and fighting.
Mr. Tran Manh Long said that, in order to effectively prevent forest fires, localities need to clear the food carpet in the forest belts - areas that are easy to catch fire, and tighten people in and out of the forest in the peak of the dry season.
"The early detection of the fire is extremely important. The localities need to proactively update information about the warning of forest fires and fire points from satellite images to check and verify, thereby promptly responding and organizing fire fighting plans if any forest fire occurs," Long emphasized.
It is necessary to promote propaganda and education of law on forest protection and forest fire prevention and fighting in the community.
