In the Russians forests, from 10 to 15 thousand forest fires are annually registered, and according to forecasts, the tendency of increasing damage from fires in the country’s forests will grow. The final annual damage from forest fires in 2010 amounted to 550.4 thousand hectares of forest covered by fire. The article discusses the risks of forest fires determined by a combination of natural, economic and social factors. Based on an expert survey, an assessment was made of the probability of occurrence of risk events taking into account the categories of forests in Russia. The expert assessment used two criteria - the probability of a forest fire and the extent of expected losses from the occurrence of risk. It is shown that the most vulnerable to forest fires are forests located near homes, social and industrial facilities, as well as recreational forests. Three categories of forests have been proposed for the purpose of continuous monitoring of fire danger, firstly, forests located near dwellings, social and industrial facilities, secondly, forests with a developed network of roads and having a high level of timber value.
The article deals with the issues of training personnel for forestry. The predicted need for forest personnel has been established. The annual need for highly qualified specialists is comparable to the volume of state-funded places taught by forestry universities, technical schools and colleges within the admission target. The complex nature of forestry work, their high labor intensity, combined with the impact of natural and climatic risks on the process of labor activity, reduce the attractiveness of forestry professions for graduates. The greatest shortage of personnel is formed in institutions that protect forests from fires. An increase in the number of forest firefighters is possible when the profession "Forest Firefighter" is included in the List of occupations of workers, positions of employees for which vocational training is carried out in educational organizations. For the accelerated training of forest firefighters and volunteer firefighters, it is necessary to organize innovation and educational centers at the level of federal districts.
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