HCM City increases patrols after forest fire threatVietNamNet Bridge – Authorities, including local ones, need to increase patrolling and promote fire safety to ensure there are no major forest fires during the ongoing dry season, a meeting held to review forest protection and fire prevention heard in HCM City yesterday. “The city Forest Rangers Sub-department should step up patrolling.”The city has 35,600 hectares of forests, in districts 9, Can Gio, Binh Chanh, and Cu Chi. Quy said many activities like poaching and illegal logging could potentially spark off forest fires. Low awareness of forest fires is another threat.”Last year HCM City suffered two forest fires on an area of 1.8 hectares, but thanks to their immediate discovery they were controlled before they could cause major damage. Districts 9, Binh Chanh, Cu Chi, and Hoc Mon should educate local communities about forest fire safety, he said.

Source: VietNamNet News April 12, 2018 10:18 UTC