Agency pledges readiness for upcoming fire seasonThe Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation has promised to better prepare to deal with the upcoming bush fire season in the northern region, according to Sompoj Maneerat, spokesman of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Among the steps to be taken is preventing fires at targeted hot spots by sending more officials and firefighters to these locations. For this year, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has been ordered by the government to achieve "zero hot spots" in vulnerable provinces. That means between March 15-April 30 -- the peak time for the forest fires, some hot spots must be free of fire, he said. Vulnerable provinces of the upcoming bush fire season are Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Mae Hong Son, Phrae, Nan, Phayao, Lamphun, Tak and Lampang.

Source: Bangkok Post October 11, 2019 21:22 UTC