Metoda određivanje stepena ugroženosti šuma od požara

Abstract

Articles 20, 22, 23, 24 and 27 of the Law on Fire Protection ('Official Gazette of RS', No 111/09) stipulate who and in what manner must prepare fire protection plans and what these plans must contain. The Regulation on classification of buildings, activities and land into a fire threat category ('Official Gazette of RS' No. 76/2010) prescribes a method of categorisation of fire protection subjects, stipulating that the legal entities classified into the first and the second fire threat category must prepare fire protection plans. A novelty in sub-legal regulation is the adoption of a special rulebook on preparation method and content of fire protection plans of autonomous provinces, local self-government units and subjects classified into the first and the second fire threat category ('Official Gazette of RS' No. 73/10). This sub-legal act prescribes the method and guidelines for preparation of fire protection plans, which is a substantial step forward in creation of a uniform procedure on preparation of fire protection plans. A serious shortcoming of this rulebook is that it only takes into account buildings, whereas the Law also stipulates categorisation of land and good-quality forested areas, as well as preparation of forest fire protection plans. Furthermore, the preparation of forest fire protection plans substantially differs from the preparation of fire protection plans for buildings. Creation of a planning act, such is a forest fire protection plan, entails development of methodologies that will provide the basis for the assessment of threat, or a fire occurrence risk, in a specific forest area.