According to the Forest Protection Department of Kien Giang Province, currently in the dry season in 2025, the water level of some channels in the forest is exhausted, the fire materials in the dry forest, very easy to fire, the risk of high forest fires.
Specifically, warning the risk of forest fires at level V (very dangerous) with an area of 6,021 hectares of special -use forests, protective forests of Phu Quoc National Park, concentrated management in Bai Thom, Cua Duong and Cua communes. Ham Ninh, Ganh Dau and shallow doors.
Warning the risk of forest fires at level IV - dangerous levels capable of large forest fires with an area of 1,424 hectares concentrated in Phu Quoc city, protection forest of Phu Quoc National Park management, An Thoi ward area; Duong To commune.
Facing the complicated hot weather, the risk of forest fires is very high, the provincial Forest Protection Department proposed the People's Committees of districts and cities to direct the specialized agencies, the People's Committee of the commune and the groups and groups Relevant officials and individuals propagandize and warn of forest fires for forest owners and people know to proactively prevent.
Forest owners enhanced the implementation of urgent measures to prevent forest fire, arrange additional stations, latches, camps, forces, vehicles and equipment suitable for each key region, ensuring forces. Applicant 24/24 hours under the motto "4 in place" ...
Earlier, at the end of January 2025, the Party Secretary of Phu Quoc Le Quoc Anh and the delegation came to inspect the work of forest fire prevention and fighting on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2025. Lam city, Phu Quoc National Park and forest protection camps and camps in the area.
Phu Quoc Party Committee Secretary encouraged and reminded forces to do the tasks at the units that always uphold the role, sense of responsibility, and not being subjective. The existing forest area must be strictly protected in the area assigned to manage and well implement forest fire prevention measures, minimize the number of cases and the damage area caused by forest fires.
Mr. Le Quoc Anh emphasized: “To ensure that 65% (about more than 38,000 hectares of forest), the forces still have many things to try. The Party Committee is very interested and trusted for forces to make efforts to continue to fulfill the task of protecting Phu Quoc forest. ”
Secretary of the Party Committee also emphasized: Before, during and after the Lunar New Year 2025, the units must do well the propaganda, maintain the duty, patrol, guard and strengthen management Subjects in and out of the forest, ensuring safety for forest fire prevention, especially during the peak of the dry season this year.
In the dry season in 2024, the hot and dry heat on a large scale, the whole province of Kien Giang occurred 38 forest fires, with a total area of more than 407 hectares. The fires mainly occur in the grass, shrubs, sims mixed with vines, regenerated water cajuput trees ...