Forest fire fighting drill at Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

(QBĐT) - This afternoon, April 12, the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park Forest Protection Department (PN-KBNP) organized a forest fire drill in the assigned and managed forest area. Attending were representatives of local authorities and related units.

Scene of the forest fire drill at plot 2, sub-area 622 of the administrative service sub-area of PN-KB National Park. — Rehearsal scene.

According to the hypothetical situation, at 1:30 p.m. on April 12, 2024, at plot 2, sub-area 622, PN-KB National Park Administrative Service Sub-area, Mr. Nguyen Van A, in Phong Nha village, Phong Nha town, while sightseeing , smoked and threw cigarette butts on the dry carpet, accidentally causing a forest fire. Mr. A was scared and ran away. The fire then developed at 2 levels.

Urgent deployment of fire fighting equipment.

While patrolling, managing, protecting the forest and guarding the forest fire, the Tra Ang patrol team discovered the fire and quickly organized on-site forces, deployed fire fighting measures, and called the Head of Forest Ranger Station No. 6 to report the incident. However, due to dry weather, strong winds, and large flammable materials, the fire continued to spread, and the on-site fire fighting force of Forest Ranger Station No. 6 could not control and extinguish it. The PN-KB National Park Forest Ranger Department had to mobilize more forces and vehicles and ask for support from related units; at the same time, organized fire fighting command according to the plan, so the fire was quickly extinguished.

Firefighters actively controlled the fire. — Forest rangers actively controlled the fire.

Through a simulated situation, the forest fire drill aims to improve the fire fighting capacity of the Forest Rangers and forest protection forces when a forest fire occurs in the PN-KB National Park and the buffer zones; at the same time, promote the effectiveness of forest fire fighting, minimizing damage to forest resources due to forest fires in the assigned and managed forest areas.

Take the injured away from the scene of the fire.

The PN-KB National Park Forest Protection Department is assigned to manage 123,326 hectares of special-use forests, more than 3,153 hectares of protective forests and 407 hectares of production forests. According to forecasts, in 2024, the El Nino phenomenon will continue to persist, with average temperatures generally higher than the average of many years. In PN-KB National Park, along with activities such as: Exploitation and processing of forest vegetation by people in the buffer zone in border areas; tourism activities; using fire to collect honey; using fire in the forest by illegal intruders; extreme weather phenomena; and explosive remnants after the war are the main causes of the risk of forest fires here.

Ngoc Hai

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