Bo Trach: Proactively prevent and fight forest fires

Phu Dinh Commune is located in the West of Bo Trach District, with a total natural area of ​​14,635.12 hectares, of which the forestry land area is 11,036.23 hectares (natural forest 9,502.19 hectares, planted forest 1,534.04 hectares, unplanted forest 438.19 hectares...). In recent times, the commune has always focused on developing forest management and protection (BVR).

Chairman of Phu Dinh Commune People's Committee Tran Xuan Hanh said: “Managing forest protection and fire prevention is the responsibility of all agencies, organizations, households and individuals. Forest-related activities must ensure the balance between economic-social-environmental efficiency and national defense-security, between immediate goals and sustainable development goals, and restructuring forestry production to increase productivity, quality and efficiency of planted forests. Therefore, in order to effectively implement forest protection and fire prevention, every year, the commune has proactively developed coordination regulations between forces, developed forest protection plans, implemented forest protection measures and treated the ground cover before the dry season. In addition, propaganda work and raising people's awareness in joining hands in forest protection are also important contents that the commune is interested in implementing...”.

Forest inspection and management work in Bo Trach district is carried out regularly and seriously.

Bo Trach district has a natural area of ​​2,115.5 km²; of which over 3/4 of the area is forest land and hills with large areas of natural forests and planted forests, especially Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park with a variety of rare plants and animals. Along with Phu Dinh commune, localities and forest owners in Bo Trach district always pay attention to seriously implementing the work of care, forest protection, and forest fire prevention and control to preserve and develop forests. In 2024, thanks to good prevention work, there were no forest fires in the district. Some fire outbreaks were promptly extinguished by local authorities and forest owners, causing no damage to the forest.

Currently, the weather in the district is entering the dry, hot season, with many potential risks of forest fires. Bo Trach district identifies forest fire prevention as an important task that needs to be regularly implemented to prevent forest fires and minimize damage to people and property. Therefore, right from the beginning of the hot season, the District People's Committee has issued many documents to effectively implement regulations on forest fire prevention and control in the area; directed the District Forest Protection Department to coordinate with local authorities to strengthen propaganda and dissemination of laws, raise people's responsibility and awareness in forest fire prevention and control...

In 2025, the district has completed 31 steering committees to implement the sustainable forestry development program, including: 1 committee at the district level, 24 committees at the commune level, and 6 committees at the forest owner level. The commune and forest owner steering committees have established and completed mass teams and groups for forest protection and fire prevention and fighting, including 276 groups and teams with more than 2,066 people. Forest sanitation and vegetation treatment have been effectively implemented. Up to now, the district has treated vegetation at a rate of more than 80% of the planted forest area of ​​all types.

The standing agency (District Forest Protection Department) directs the ranger stations and mobile ranger teams under its management to open a daily logbook to monitor the situation of fire prevention and fighting to summarize and report to the Provincial Forest Protection Department according to regulations. The unit also arranges forces to be on duty and monitor fires at the fire watchtower, in order to promptly detect fires within the observation range to mobilize fire fighting forces promptly...

Vice Chairman of Bo Trach District People's Committee Nguyen Van Thuy said that in order to effectively implement forest management and protection, forest fire prevention and control, localities and forest owners need to continue to effectively implement the central and local directives on forest protection and development, and forest fire prevention and control. Propaganda, mobilization and education work needs to innovate content and diversify forms to improve quality and effectiveness, creating strong changes in awareness, consciousness and responsibility of all levels, sectors, forest owners, businesses and people in forest management, protection and development.

Localities and forest owners need to monitor and manage the exploitation of planted forests well during the dry season; prevent and strictly handle illegal fire-setting in forests and forest edges during the hottest days to limit forest fires. The mobilization of forces and means of rescue must be timely when forest fires occur, preventing large fires from causing damage to people and property of the state and people. Forest inspection and hunting of illegal loggers in forests that are still rich in resources need to be strengthened. Developing large-scale timber plantations, converting small-scale timber plantations to large-scale timber in conjunction with granting FSC forest certification, improving the lives of people living near forests to reduce the risk of impact on natural forests.

Le Mai

Source: https://baoquangbinh.vn/kinh-te/202504/bo-trach-chu-dong-phong-chong-chay-rung-2225757/