Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science

Data on the number and area of wild fires and stands, destroyed by fires and forest products, which burned down or was damaged by fire in 2006-2010, and the area of wild fires and volume of damaged by fire to standing for1990-2010 and distribution of forested areas according to the dominant species and age groups, subordinated to the State Agency of forest resources of Ukraine as of 01.01.2014. To increase the level of fire resistance of Ukrainian forests it has been proposed to carry out long-term silvicultural measures: the territory of forest stands of I - III classes of natural fire risk to split into basic and additional blocks by the system of fire barriers to prevent the spread of forest fires in large areas, introduction of deciduous tree species into pine plantations, removal of fire hazardous undergrowth and underscrub and cleaning of forest combustible materials on their territory and creation of fire-resistant borders.

wild fires, number and area of wild fires, volume of forest produce damaged by fire, distribution of forested areas by dominant species and age groups, fire barriers and fire-resistant borders