Cabinet Regulation No. 297 of 2016 Procedures by which the State Fire and Rescue Service Performs and Manages the Fire-fighting and Rescue Operations Country/Territory Latvia Document type Regulation Date 2016 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Latvijas Vēstnesis, 96, 19.05.2016. Subject Environment gen., Forestry Keyword Hazards Hazardous substances Enforcement/compliance Institution Forest fires Geographical area Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Abstract This Regulation prescribes the procedures by which the State Fire and Rescue Service shall perform and manage the fire-fighting and rescue operations. At the place of the event the following priority order of the fire-fighting and rescue operations shall be complied with: rescue and evacuation of persons; elimination of threats of explosion, collapse of a building or structure, or leakage of hazardous substance; and containment of the spread of fire or hazardous factors that have arisen as a result of the accident. Full text English/Latvian Website likumi.lv References - Legislation Implements Fire Safety and Fire-fighting Law (2002) Legislation | Latvia | 2002 (2013) Keyword: Hazards, Governance, Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Forest service/forest officers, Forest fires Source: FAO, FAOLEX