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Bijnor: With temperatures rising every day, forest department has begun preparations to face fires in forest areas. The department has started process of procuring fire tenders to douse forest fires and fire-resistant uniforms for its staff. The officials are to be given training on how to deal with and douse forest fires. All the equipment will be supplied to us by next week.“Once we get the equipment, forest personnel will be imparted training on dousing fires.” said Semmaran. Snake traps are also being procured as snake spotting increases in summer season.During summer, fires are common at Amangarh Tiger Reserve, which is a buffer zone of Corbett National Park in neighbouring Uttarakhand..