Yunnan - China   2026-02-19   Thursday   21.96N, 100.45E

Menghai

Yunnan - China
2026-02-19

Menghai County Meteorological Observatory issues orange forest fire warning

Issue date: 2026-02-19T11:28+08:00

At 11:00 am on February 19, 2026, the Menghai County Meteorological Observatory, Menghai County Emergency Management Bureau, and Menghai County Forestry and Grassland Bureau jointly issued a forest fire risk meteorological level II warning (orange): It is expected that in the next five days, our county will maintain sunny and hot weather, with no effective precipitation, locally high wind speeds, and dry air. The forest fire risk meteorological level in most areas of the county is high, and forest fires are more likely to occur. Please strengthen prevention.

Description

The forest fire risk level is four. Highly dangerous, combustibles in the forest are easy to burn, forest fires are prone to occur, and the fire spreads quickly.

Guidelines

1. Further strengthen the publicity and education of forest fire prevention;

2. Increase the intensity of patrolling and protecting forests, and strictly control the sources of fire in the wild;

3. Make full preparations for fire fighting and disaster relief, and enter the state of fire fighting;

4. Kabu points should be set up in key fire danger areas, and it is forbidden to bring fire into the mountains;

5. It is forbidden to use fire outdoors in the forest or the edge of the forest, and all mountain smelting operations shall be stopped.