Forests fire safety were discussed in Bugulminskiy municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan
Issues of ensuring fire safety in forests were discussed in Bugulminskiy municipal district of the Republic of Tatarstan. The meeting was held in the premises of the District Department of Agriculture and Food; it was attended by the Head-Forester of the State Public Institution of the Republic of Tatarstan “Bugulminskiy Forest District” Gulnara Mukhametkhanova, heads of rural settlements, heads of agricultural enterprises and heads of peasant farms of the district.
During the meeting, Gulnara Mukhametkhanova informed the audience about the preparations for the 2020 fire hazard season in forests, recalled the fire safety rules in forests, responsibility for their violation and the effect of Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 18, 2016 No. 807 “On Amending Certain Acts of the Russian Federation Government on the issue of ensuring fire safety of territories”. In accordance with it, from the day of the snow cover melting until the establishment of stable rainy autumn weather or snow formation, state authorities and local self-government bodies, institutions, organizations, other legal entities, peasant farms, public associations, individual entrepreneurs, officials, citizens of the Russian Federation , foreign citizens, stateless persons who own, use and (or) dispose the territory adjacent to the forest must ensure its clearing from dry grassy vegetation, overt residues, fallen trees, forest residues, waste and other combustible materials in the band with width of at least 10 meters from forest or separate the forest by mineralized band with width of at least 0.5 meters, or other fire barrier.