The Steering Committee for Forest Fire Prevention has asked localitiesin the southern province of Dong Nai, which is facing high risk offorest fires, to take measures against the situation, especially in the2014 dry season.
Five districts throughout theprovince are listed as being under dire threat of forest fires: LongThanh, Nhon Trach, Xuan Loc, Tan Phu and Dinh Quan. Meanwhile, fireshave already flared up in many forests in the three districts ofTrang Bom, Thong Nhat and Long Khanh.
In thesouthernmost province of Ca Mau, almost 1,000 ha of cajeput forest in UMinh Ha National Park has been put on high alert as the fire risk hasskyrocketed.
Prolonged dry weather and sunshine create drought in forests, attributed as the main cause of forest fires in the locality.
To cope with the risk and effectively put out fires if they break out,Dong Nai and Ca Mau have invested a large amount of money to equip firefighters and build water storing zones for extinguishing blazes.
Fire watch teams and emergency response units have been arranged atforests of the two localities to keep track of potential forest fireareas and detect fire outbreaks swiftly, thus stopping them going out ofcontrol.
Their local authorities also focused on teaching local people the procedures they need to stop fires spreading.
The management board of the U Minh Ha National Park also banned local people from starting fires in wooded land areas.-VNA
Five districts throughout theprovince are listed as being under dire threat of forest fires: LongThanh, Nhon Trach, Xuan Loc, Tan Phu and Dinh Quan. Meanwhile, fireshave already flared up in many forests in the three districts ofTrang Bom, Thong Nhat and Long Khanh.
In thesouthernmost province of Ca Mau, almost 1,000 ha of cajeput forest in UMinh Ha National Park has been put on high alert as the fire risk hasskyrocketed.
Prolonged dry weather and sunshine create drought in forests, attributed as the main cause of forest fires in the locality.
To cope with the risk and effectively put out fires if they break out,Dong Nai and Ca Mau have invested a large amount of money to equip firefighters and build water storing zones for extinguishing blazes.
Fire watch teams and emergency response units have been arranged atforests of the two localities to keep track of potential forest fireareas and detect fire outbreaks swiftly, thus stopping them going out ofcontrol.
Their local authorities also focused on teaching local people the procedures they need to stop fires spreading.
The management board of the U Minh Ha National Park also banned local people from starting fires in wooded land areas.-VNA
