Order No. 32 of the Ministry of Natural Resources on the classification of forest fire risk. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Regulation Date 2008 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest fires Pests/diseases Monitoring 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 This Ministerial Decree classifies natural forest fire risks (Annex 1), forest fire risks according to weather conditions (Annex 2) and establishes forest fire safety requirements according to forestry management, risk indices based on weather conditions (Annex 3). The following measures shall be implemented to prevent forest fires: (a) fire prevention measure; (b) creation of an early warning system and installation of extinguishing equipment and agents; (c) monitoring; and (d) forest fire extinguishment plans. Full text Russian Website www.rosleshoz.gov.ru References - Legislation Implements Ministerial Decree No. 417 validating the Regulation on forest fire safety arrangements. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2007 Keyword: Forest fires, Monitoring Source: FAO, FAOLEX