Ministerial Decree No. 116 amending Ministerial Decree No. 376 validating the Regulation on emergency situation in forests dues to forest fires. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest service/forest officers Forest fires Pests/diseases Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Abstract Item 8 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Item 8. For liquidation of forest fires on forestland Federal Forest Service shall form within organizations subordinated thereto functional forest fire protection subsystem against forest fires and forest pests and diseases and shall ensure use of this force in accordance with maneuvering plan of forest fire extinguishing units, fire-fighting machinery and equipment on the regional territory”. Full text Russian Website www.rosleshoz.gov.ru References - Legislation Amends Ministerial Decree No. 376 validating the Regulation on emergency situation in forests dues to forest fires. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2011 Keyword: Forest fires, Classification/declassification Source: FAO, FAOLEX