Legal Regulation of Fire Safety in Forests: Problems and Ways to Solve them

Abstract

The article analyzes the issues of legal regulation of fire safety in forests. The main problems and indicators of the record number of forest fires in Russia are identified: imperfection of the regulatory and legal regulation of fire safety of forests; inconsistent system of state management of the forest complex; lack of an orderly model structure of specialized institutions in forests and fire extinguishing at the level of Russian subjects, taking into account the peculiarities of the regions; others. The article also reveals the positions of Russian scientists regarding the protection of state forest resources, etc. Responsibility for illegal actions that may lead to forest fires is being considered. The list of necessary components of a technical nature for fighting forest fires has been determined. Proposals have been made to level out the identified problems in order to reduce forest fires and preserve forest resources in our state.