President enacts NSDC's decision on fire prevention measures in Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has signed a decree enacting a National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) decision on urgent fire prevention measures in Ukraine. The decree has been posted on the official website of the head of state.

The Cabinet of Ministers was instructed to take measures to involve the available forces and means in extinguishing fires and eliminating other emergencies related to fires.

In particular, the Emergencies Situations Ministry should improve the readiness of personnel and equipment to tackle possible fires and their consequences.

The Defense Ministry was ordered to tighten controls over the state of fire safety in storage facilities for ammunition and explosives, review the schedule of planned military exercises and postpone their holding until the stabilization of the situation (except the exercises that are conducted with the participation of the armed forces of other states), and stop the disposal of ammunition and explosives.

According to the decision of the National Security and Defense Council, the Crimean Council of Ministers, regional state administrations, and the Kyiv and Sevastopol city state administrations were tasked with ensuring that measures are taken on round-the-clock controls over the protection and preservation of forests, stepping up efforts on the prevention and immediate extinguishing of fires in natural ecological systems, and banning the entry of vehicles to forests, etc.

UKRINFORM