01457pab a2200193 454500 180718b2018 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Vasudeva, S.P. Disastrous forest fires: management and control 2018 p.237-253. Jun Forest fires are the most common hazard in forests causing havoc with biodiversity. Forest fires may occur naturally; however, about 80 per cent of forest fires in the world are caused by human beings. Forest Survey of India estimates that about half of the country?s forests are affected by fire. The negative effects of forest fires override the beneficial effects requiring their strategic management. Management of forest fires through the disaster management continuum would lead to systematic tackling with better results. Involvement of communities with their viewpoint in devising strategy for forest fire prevention and control is required. Integrated approach incorporating ecological, economic, social, cultural and religious considerations, and rational knowledge of local people through consultative process to be considered by a fully accountable nodal department would go a long way in managing this disastrous menace. - Reproduced. SDGS National disaster management authority Forest fires - India Forest fires Indian Journal of Public Administration 117329 117323 117323 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 64, Issue no: 2 AR117789 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR