Order No. 313 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Regulation on forest fire extinguishment. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2014 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forest fires 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 The scope of this Order shall be as follows: (a) organizations of guidance of forest fire extinguishment operations; (b) prevention and liquidation of the outbreak of forest fires; and (c) organization of interdepartmental coordination related to forest fire extinguishment operations. Forest plots shall be divided in areas for application of aerial means destined for forest fire extinguishment. Boundaries of territories subject to forest fire extinguishment operations shall be distant no less than 500 metres from the existent forest fire edge. Forest fire extinguishment organization must act from the moment of receipt of the information on the outbreak of forest fire. Full text Russian Website www.garant.ru References - Legislation Repealed by Order No. 244 of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology validating the Rules for extinguishing forest fires. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2022 Keyword: Institution, Forest management/forest conservation, Public forest, Forest fires, Hazards, Data collection/reporting, Access-to-information Source: FAO, FAOLEX