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Order No. 532 of the Ministry of Agriculture validating the Regulation on classification of forest fire risks and setting requirements for forest fire safety.

Country/Territory
Russian Federation
Document type
Regulation
Date
2008
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
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

This Order establishes classification of forest fire risks by natural causes due to weather conditions and also sets forth requirements for forest fire safety depending upon purposeful use of forests, indices of forest fire risks by natural causes and indices of forest fire risks due to weather conditions. Forest fire preventive arrangements shall include: (a) fire-fighting arrangements; (b) creation of fire extinguishing network; (c) forest fire monitoring; (d) extinguishing of forest fires; and (e) other arrangements for maintaining forest fire safety.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.forestforum.ru