记者从9月17日在福建厦门召开的2008年全国秋冬季森林防火工作会议了解到,今年1～8月份,全国共发生森林火灾12502起,受害森林面积4.9万公顷,伤亡172人。国家森林防火指挥部全面部署秋冬季森林防火工作,要求进一步强化应急处置、预警监测、责任落实与追究、火源管控、 The reporter learned from the 2008 National Autumn and Winter Forest Fire Prevention Work Conference held in Xiamen, Fujian on September 17 that from January to August this year, there were 12,502 forest fires across the country, affecting 49,000 hectares of forest area and 172 casualties. National Forest Fire Prevention Headquarters to fully deploy autumn and winter forest fire prevention work, requiring further strengthening of emergency response, early warning and monitoring, responsibility implementation and accountability, fire control,