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Forest fires take heavy toll in the Khabarovsk province, not withstanding the permanent improvement of forest protection service and increase of costs for forest fire control. This paper begins with a general survey of forest characteristics in the province. Then, the structure and resources of local forest protection service are described and a scope of forest fire problems and environmental loss inflicted by fires are discussed. Finally, a new approach to the forest fire policy adopted by the forest administration of the province is discribed.