What does' forest fire prevention 'mean?

1. What does' forest fire prevention 'mean?

Answer: It refers to the prevention and extinguishing of forest, timber, and forest fires.


2. What principles are implemented for forest firefighting work?

Answer: The forest firefighting work implements the principle of mobilizing the masses and professional teams. All units in forest areas should establish mass firefighting teams and pay attention to strengthening training and improving their quality; State owned forest farms must also organize professional firefighting teams.
 

3. What are the regulations for using fire in forest areas during the forest fire prevention period?

Answer: During the forest fire prevention period. Prohibition of outdoor fire use in forest areas; If it is necessary to use fire due to special circumstances, strict approval procedures must be applied for and a field fire permit must be obtained.
 

4. What does it mean that approved fire units and individuals must adhere to the "five no fires" when using fire?

Answer: If the fireproof road is unqualified, it will not be burned; Fire prevention personnel and firefighting tools are not in place and do not burn; If the weather is dry and the wind is above level three, it will not burn; The mountain fire does not burn; Weather above level four (including level four) does not burn.
 

5. What do the "Five Prohibitions" mean when entering forest areas?

Answer: It is not allowed to throw cigarette butts or matchsticks in the forest area; It is not allowed to set off firecrackers or fireworks in the forest area; It is not allowed to burn fire to drive away animals in the forest area; It is not allowed to burn fire for heating or barbecue food in the forest area; No playing with fire for fun in the forest area.

 

6. How are forest fire risk levels classified?

Answer: The forest fire risk level is divided into five levels. The first level allows for the use of fire in weather conditions that are difficult to burn; Level 2 is a weather condition that is not easily flammable and allows for the use of fire, but there is a possibility of accidental ignition; Level three is combustible weather, and fire use should be controlled; Level 4 is a high fire risk weather that is prone to combustion, and forest areas should stop using fire; Level 5 is the highest level of fire hazard weather that is highly flammable, and all internal and external fires must be strictly prohibited.
 

7. What is the forest fire prevention period? When is the forest fire prevention period stipulated in our province?

Answer: Generally, the season when forests are prone to fires is designated as the forest fire prevention period. According to climate characteristics and the occurrence pattern of forest fires, Zhejiang Province has designated November 1st to April 30th of the following year as the forest fire prevention period.

 
8. Who can't organize to go up the mountain to extinguish forest fires?

Answer: Elderly, women, primary and secondary school students, children, and physically disabled individuals.
 

9. What are the three conditions necessary for forest burning?

Answer: Combustible materials, oxygen, and a certain temperature.


10. What are the combustibles in the forest?

Answer: Trees, shrubs, weeds, ferns, mosses, lichens, standing trees, decaying trees, dead branches and leaves in the forest, as well as humus and peat in the underground layer, are all combustible materials.
 

11. What are the main factors causing forest fires?

Answer: In conditions where combustibles and weather conditions are favorable for forest combustion, the source of fire is the main factor causing forest fires.
 

12. What are the three types of forest fires that can be classified according to their burning location, spread speed, and degree of harm?

Answer: It can be divided into three categories: surface fire, crown fire, and underground fire.
 

13. What is surface fire? What is the degree of harm of surface fires to forests?

Answer: Surface fire, also known as ground fire, refers to the fire that spreads along the forest floor and burns the ground cover. Surface fires can burn seedlings, young trees, and shrubs below 1.5 meters of the ground surface, as well as burn the bark surface of tree trunks and root systems near the ground. After being damaged, the growth of trees can weaken, which can easily lead to the occurrence of a large number of pests and diseases, seriously affecting the growth of trees, deteriorating wood materials, and sometimes even causing large areas of forests to die.
 

14. What is crown fire? How harmful is tree crown fire to forests?

Answer: When a surface fire encounters strong winds or groups of young coniferous trees, withered trees, or low hanging branches, the flames burn to the upper part of the tree crown and rapidly spread along the downwind, becoming a crown fire. Crown fires often occur simultaneously with surface fires, burning the entire canopy of the forest and causing significant damage to the forest, making it difficult to extinguish. When encountering such fires, it is generally not necessary to fight, but to use isolation belts.
 

15. What are the terrain factors that affect forest fires?

Answer: There are factors such as slope direction, gradient, and altitude.


16. What is' rushing fire '? What does' sitting on fire 'mean?

Answer: Forest fires spread rapidly from the bottom of the mountain to the top, known as "rushing fires". The flame spreads slowly from the top of the mountain to the bottom, known as' sitting fire '.
 

17. What are the characteristics of mountain forest fires?

Answer: In mountainous conditions, when there is a flash fire, especially on sunny slopes, the fire is intense, spreads rapidly, and is difficult to extinguish; And sit on the fire. Its fire is weak, which is conducive to extinguishing.
 

18. What are the principles for extinguishing forest fires?

Answer: Once a forest fire occurs, the principle of "fighting early, fighting small, fighting already" must be followed, and the forest fire must be eliminated at the initial stage in a race against time.
 

19. What are the two methods of extinguishing fires?

Answer: The firefighting of forest fires generally adopts a combination of direct firefighting and isolation zone firefighting methods. The commonly used method for direct fire extinguishing is for firefighters to use tools in their hands to directly extinguish the fire along the fire line. Indirect fire extinguishing method is used when encountering intense surface fires or tree crown fires that cannot be approached and fought by manpower, by cutting off the fire source through the fire path to achieve the purpose of extinguishing the fire.

 

20. What are the basic essentials for fighting wildfires?

Answer: When fighting a wildfire, both feet should stand inside the edge of the burned area and the other foot should be outside the edge. When using firefighting tools, they should strike diagonally inward at an angle of 40-60 degrees towards the burned area.

When tapping, one should hit and drag one by one, and avoid hitting directly up and down to avoid splashing sparks and expanding the burning point. When tapping, be sure to hit hard and lift lightly, hit quickly and lift slowly, and move in while hitting.

When the fire is weak, it can be fought by a single person. When the fire is strong, a group of several people should be organized to fight a little at the same time, start and fall together, and move forward together after extinguishing the fire.

When extinguishing a fire, it is necessary to strike along the line of fire section by section, never leave the line of fire to strike an internal fire, and never run to the front of the beacon to block or strike. Especially when fighting grass pond fires and upwind fires, safety should be taken into account.

 
How to extinguish forest fires without causing casualties?

Answer: It is strictly prohibited to hit the fire head in the live fire line; Don't beat in the downwind; Do not pounce in front of the live line; When fighting a downhill fire, pay attention to the change in wind direction, as the downhill fire may turn into an uphill fire, to prevent being caught up in the fire and burned. When cleaning up a fire scene, attention should be paid to burning and tilting "tree branches", sudden falling of fallen trees and injuring people, especially to prevent falling into "fire pits" and causing burns.


22. What administrative penalties should be imposed on those who refuse to obey the command of the firefighting command organization or delay the timing of firefighting, which affects firefighting and disaster relief?

Answer: Those who engage in the above-mentioned behaviors will be fined or warned between 50 and 100 yuan.
 

23. How to conduct forest fire investigation?

Answer: After a forest fire occurs, the local people's government or forest fire prevention command center should promptly organize relevant departments to investigate the time, location, cause, perpetrator, affected forest area and volume, firefighting situation, material consumption, other economic losses, personal injuries and fatalities, as well as the consequences of the fire

Conduct an investigation into the impact on the natural ecological environment and record it in the archives.

 
24. How to pay for firefighting expenses?

Answer: (1) The salary and travel expenses of individuals participating in forest fire fighting shall be paid by their unit; （2） Other expenses incurred during the firefighting period shall be paid by the unit responsible for the fire; If the cause of the fire is unclear, the management unit of the forest where the fire occurred shall bear the cost; If the unit responsible for the accident or the management unit of the forest where the fire broke out is unable to pay, it shall be paid by the people's government of the mountain guarding area.

 
What are the regulations for personnel participating in forest fire fighting?

Answer: Any unit or individual who receives an order to extinguish forest fires must rush to the designated location within a limited time to carry out the firefighting. It is strictly prohibited to organize and mobilize minors, pregnant women, and disabled people to participate in forest fire fighting.


How are forest fires distinguished from forest fires?

Answer: Forest fire: If the affected forest area is less than one hectare or other forest land catches fire; General forest fires: those where the affected forest area is more than one hectare but less than one hundred hectares; Major forest fires: affecting forest areas of over 100 hectares but less than 1000 hectares; Major forest fires: affecting forest areas of over 1000 hectares.