On October 17, Vice Chairman of Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee Le Trong Yen signed an official dispatch directing departments, branches and localities to strengthen forest protection management and forest fire prevention during the dry season of 2024 - 2025.
The entire Dak Nong province currently has over 248,000 hectares of forest. Of which, there are over 196,000 hectares of natural forest. This is one of the localities with the largest forest area in the country.
To protect forest areas from the risk of fire attacks during the dry season, the Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee directed units and localities to strictly implement legal regulations related to the forestry sector.
In particular, the Dak Nong Provincial People's Committee requested units to focus on forest management, wildlife protection and forest fire prevention. Forest owners must fully implement their responsibilities in forest protection and forest fire prevention.
Forest owners ensure permanent forces at forest protection and management posts and stations and increase patrols and control of people entering and exiting areas at risk of deforestation and forest fires.
Forest owners are responsible for promptly detecting, preventing, and reporting to authorities to handle violations of the law.
Forest fire prevention is a particularly important task during the dry season. Forest owners must develop a forest fire prevention plan; and review and repair forest fire prevention works.
Forest owners deploy forces to reduce combustible materials, focusing on planted forest areas, especially unforested forests.
Forest fire prevention must be carried out seriously, with 24/7 presence in high-risk areas. Forest owners must prepare forces, means and equipment to prevent forest fires according to the 4 on-site motto.
When detecting a forest fire, the forest owner must promptly report to the local authorities to coordinate prevention, handling, and minimizing forest damage.
The police urgently verify, investigate and handle cases with signs of crime in the forestry sector to ensure general deterrence and prevention; proactively develop plans to be ready to coordinate with forces to organize fire fighting when forest fires occur...
