Order No. 526 of the State Committee of Forest Resources validating the Regulation on forest fire stations. Country/Territory Ukraine Document type Regulation Date 2005 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Forestry Keyword Forest management/forest conservation Forestry protection measures Forest service/forest officers Forest fires Geographical area Black Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia Entry into force notes This Order enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Order establishes that forest fire stations shall be set up for the purpose of prevention, detection and extinguishing of forest fires, monitoring of compliance with forest fires safety rules and conducting of public awareness campaign related to forest fire safety. In case of inadequacy of forest fire stations, permanent forest managers must organize storage point of fire equipment and gear. Forest fire stations staff shall perform preventive measures against outbreak of forest fires (mass media communication, distribution of handout materials regarding compliance with forest fire safety requirements), placement of roads and mass recreation points of periodically renewable posters related to forest fire safety rules. Full text Ukrainian Website zakon5.rada.gov.ua