It is difficult to imagine a Hiking trip or a vacation in the forest without a fire

Fire is necessary for heating, drying clothes, cooking, cleaning water by boiling it. However, although the fire is considered the first friend of the tourist, communicating with it, you need to take some precautions.

You can not light a fire in coniferous young trees. There can easily be a horse fire. A fire is dangerous in clearings where there are remnants of forest combustible materials: here the fire spreads quickly, and it is difficult to stop the fire that has started. It is unacceptable to build a fire on peatlands-smouldering peat is very difficult to extinguish, even by flooding it with water, and unnoticed smouldering can easily turn into a destructive prolonged peat fire.

The place for a fire is chosen so that the fire does not harm trees, shrubs, buildings, or cause them to ignite. It is better if it is a trampled area or an old fire pit.

Civil protection authorities recommend:

1) remove from the fire place at a distance of one to one and a half meters all dry leaves, grass, branches, needles;

2) it is desirable that there is a bucket of water and a shovel next to the fire;

3) it is more convenient to start building a fire with dead wood and dead wood, gradually adding logs when the fire is lit;

4) try not to use branches with dry leaves: from the fire will fly not just sparks, but whole smoldering leaves;

5) extremely dangerous use for igniting highly flammable liquids;

6) it is not recommended to build a fire in a strong wind; if it is absolutely necessary-take into account the strength and direction of the wind, as the sparks that have flown away can cause the grass, leaves of trees, buildings to catch fire;

7) do not build a large fire unnecessarily;

8) never leave the fire unattended: even a small breeze can cause the fire to spread quickly;

9) when leaving the camp, put out the fire, stir the coals and ashes, make sure that it really went out.

Ochs of borodulikhinsky district