China News Service, Beijing, July 14 (Reporter Chen Su) The reporter learned from China's State Forestry and Grassland Administration on the 14th that a total of 518 forest fires occurred in China in the first six months of this year, a significant decrease from the same period in history.
On the 14th, the National Forest and Grassland Fire Prevention Work Conference was held in Changchun, Jilin. The meeting summarized the forest and grassland fire protection work in recent years and made arrangements for forest and grassland fire protection work for a period of time in the future.
The data released by the conference showed that there were 518 forest fires and 12 grassland fires in China in the first half of the year. Compared with the average of the same period in the previous five years, the number of fires decreased by 72% and 66% respectively.
The meeting proposed that forest and grassland fire prevention work should aim at resolutely curbing the frequent fire situation, effectively preventing major fires, and resolutely preventing major casualties, continuously improving the level of comprehensive prevention and control, and promoting the high-quality development of forest and grassland fire prevention.
Regarding the specific measures for forest and grassland fire prevention work, the meeting pointed out that it is necessary to strictly implement the responsibility system of local administrative heads, fully implement the "forest chief system", implement a grid management responsibility mechanism, and incorporate fire prevention work into the "forest chief system" assessment Important content, establish and improve local supporting regulations and a complete and effective system.
It is necessary to strengthen the construction of the fire protection professional team, improve the team's ability level, and create a fire protection force through up and down.
It is necessary to continue to promote the application of science and technology, improve the comprehensive information platform for the national forest and grassland fire prevention dispatch management, promote the application of advanced technology and new equipment in fire prevention work, and speed up the tackling of scientific and technological projects for lightning fire prevention and control.
Promote the forest and grassland fire risk survey in an orderly manner, find out the base of hidden dangers in an all-round way, and carry out special actions for the management of wild fire sources in a normal way.
In response to the recent severe flood situation, the meeting proposed that the forestry and grassland departments should make every effort to do a good job in the safety precautions during the flood season to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the people in the forest and pastoral areas.
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