FIRE DANGEROUS PERIOD

Most natural fires occur as a result of careless handling of fire. This may be an uncontrolled annealing of dry vegetation, a carelessly thrown cigarette butt or an unextinguished fire, a spark from a muffler of faulty vehicles. All these actions can lead to a steppe fire. To conduct timely monitoring and take early action to prevent large natural fires, as well as to maintain safety during outdoor recreation. The public needs to know:
- be extremely careful and attentive when making fires, burning dry grass, garbage and other household waste; - do not set fire to dry grass near the house (dacha), in the steppe and in the forest; - do not make a fire in a dry forest, if necessary - kindle it on sand or clay, while always having a container of water and a shovel at hand so that you can immediately fill it with water or throw the flame out of control with earth;
- do not leave a flooded fire while smoke or steam is coming from it; - do not throw unextinguished matches and cigarettes.

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Emergency Department of the Almaty region