The summer fires in Himachal Pradesh's forests have been brought under control with rains in the lower hills dousing ground fires even as self-help groups comprising villagers have been formed in blaze-prone districts and 700 fire watchers deployed in the pine belt. <br/><br/>State Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, S P Vasudeva said today the fires have been doused and there is no need for any panic. He said it would not be correct to compare the situation in HP with Uttarakhand.<br/><br/>He said the prolonged dry spell and sudden rise in mercury are the reasons for these forest fires, which are an annual phenomenon.