Open AccessJudicial protection of several legitimate environmental interests as a way to prevent violations of environmental security
Author(s) -
A. Yevstihnieiev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
časopis kiïvsʹkogo unìversitetu prava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2219-5521
DOI - 10.36695/2219-5521.2.2020.64
Subject(s) - harm , firefighting , legislature , legislation , business , environmental planning , human health , environmental protection , fire prevention , wildland–urban interface , order (exchange) , environmental law , environmental resource management , political science , environmental health , environmental science , engineering , geography , law , architectural engineering , medicine , cartography , finance
The article analyzes some aspects of the legal provision of fire safety in the forests of Ukraine as a component of environmentalsafety on the example of forest fires in Zhytomyr and Kyiv regions in the spring of 2020, the legislative regulation of subordinationand coordination of state and departmental fire protection units on prevention and elimination of forest fires is analyzed, identified someshortcomings of legal regulation in the relevant field. It is concluded that in order to increase the effectiveness of forest fire fighting, itis necessary to improve certain regulations on the interaction of fire departments of different authorities, strengthening their technicalsupport for timely detection of fires and their rapid extinguishing. It is emphasized that Forests play a surprisingly important role inensuring the human right to a safe environment for life and health. It is noted that provided that if fire safety in forests is properlyensured (resulting in the absence of fires or their prompt cessation) will ensure environmental safety, because the environmental risk offire (probability of causing damage to human health or life as a result of harm to human health and life due to environmental pollution(especially atmospheric air).It is concluded that current legislation regulates in detail the activities of the departmental fire protection of the State ForestAgency in the field of prevention and elimination of forest fires, while to the activities of fire departments of the SES of Ukraine aregiven less attention.
According to the results of the analysis of regulations and the main problems that arose during firefighting in Kyiv and Zhytomyrregions in the spring of 2020, we consider it expedient to highlight the following main shortcomings of regulatory and legal regulationof fire safety in the forests of Ukraine:– lack of clear provisions on coordination and subordination of fire brigades of different authorities in the elimination of forest fires;– lack of clear provisions on the coordination of fire brigades and other stare authorities in terms of involving their equipmentfor forest fires.