FOREST FIRES: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

Yu. N. Gagarin

Isaev Centre for Forest Ecology and Productivity of the Russian Academy of Sciences Profsoyuznaya st. 84/32 bldg. 14, Moscow 117997, Russian Federation

E-mail: j.gagarin@list.ru

Received: 10.11.2025

Revised: 01.12.2025

Accepted: 07.12.2025

 

Forest fires remain a major problem for the country’s forestry sector, requiring an analysis and rethinking of the fire safety system in the Russian Federation’s forests. This article examines the early detection and suppression of forest fires. It identifies a number of measures necessary to improve the effectiveness of forest fire protection, and provides recommendations for emergency response to forest fires and the use of federal reserve funds, the formation of which is provided for in Article 53.9 of the Forest Code of the Russian Federation.

 

Keywords: forest fires, fire safety in forests, forestry, fire-fighting station, aviation protection of forests, federal emergency response reserve, maneuvering of fire-fighting forces and equipment

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