Teleconference regarding preparation of constituent entities of the Russian Federation for the Volga Federal District to the fire season

Acting Head of the Federal Budgetary  Establishment “Avialesokhrana” Vladimir Grishin, heads of executive authorities of constituent entities of the Russian Federation, authorized persons in the field of forest management, including the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan participated in the meeting held by the Head of the Forestry Department, Alexander Ornatsky,.

A. Ornatsky acknowledged that during preparation for the upcoming fire season the main task lies in solution of organizational matters, planning of the events aimed at assurance of fire safety in the forests and prevention of emergency situations related to forest fires. In order to ensure objective evaluation of draft summary plans for extinguishing of forest fires, a workgroup was created at the Department of Forestry for the Volga Federal District that reviewed draft summary plans for forest fire extinguishing and prepared reports in compliance with the established requirements. The summary plan for forest fire extinguishing on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan was coordinated by all relevant authorities and it is to be signed by the Head of the Federal Forestry Agency, V.A. Lebedev.

                                                                      (Source: Press Service of the Volga Federal District)