People have caused nearly half of the forest fires in the Kirov region.
Since the beginning of the fire hazard season in the Kirov region, there have been 12 forest fires. The total area of the fires amounted to 15.242 hectares. Most of the fires were extinguished within the first day. 11 out of 12 fires were eliminated.
A total of 137 specialists and 44 units of equipment were involved in firefighting. Assistance was also provided by lessees of forest plots, including under contracts with the KOGSAU "Lesohrana."
According to the regional Ministry of Forestry, five fires, or 42% of the total number, were caused by human activity. These accounted for 13.36 hectares — about 88% of the total area of forest fires.
The ministry reminded about the necessity to follow fire safety rules in forests. If a fire is detected, it is necessary to immediately report it to the Regional Dispatch Service of "Lesohrana" at the phone numbers (8332) 64-34-28 and (8332) 38-20-92. A fire can also be reported via the round-the-clock toll-free number of forest protection 8-800-100-94-00 or the unified number 112.
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People have caused nearly half of the forest fires in the Kirov region.
Since the beginning of the fire hazard season, 12 forest fires covering an area of 15.2 hectares have been recorded in the region. Almost half of the fires were caused by human activity.
