Efforts Boosted for Preventing Forest Fire in DPRK
In the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) a mass- campaign for preventing the forest fire is in full swing in all parts of the country, upholding the state policy of putting efforts to the protection and care of forests together with the reforestation.The Pyongyang City administration is making efficient work of lectures relating to the forest fire prevention in the conditions of spring-time, talk and explanation, propaganda through broadcasting and education of law-observance so that broad masses may participate in this work purposefully and consciously.All the cities and counties of South Phyongan , North Hwanghae, Kangwon provinces and Nampho City established the forest fire-monitoring information service system by means of information technology methods.Ryanggang provincial administration investigated in detail the forest fire risk areas and points and, on this basis ensured to deploy the monitoring posts in consideration with the regional characteristics and conditions and saw to furnish various signal means without delay and established a scrupulous measure for the emergency connection network. While concentrating in perfecting the system of forest-fire monitoring information service network the Samjiyon City, Taehongdan County and Pochon County are performing an intensive monitoring to the forest areas and the forests round the villages so as to prevent a minor risk factor.The Rason City administration too set up an orderly forest-fire prevention control and reporting system, saw for every institution and enterprise to reinforce the force of the forest fire brigades and furnish fire extinguishers and protect thoroughly the forest of their own areas by enhancing the role of the forest supervisors. Based on a strict scientific forest-fire monitoring system, Rajin and Sonbong districts continue to improve their level of information technology to make practical successes in forest-fire prevention.
