Heating period

Heating period

Of particular concern during the heating season are the facts of death and injury of people from carbon monoxide in the residential sector.

In order to increase the knowledge of the population during the heating season, the personnel of the emergency response department of the Karasay region conducted rounds, gatherings and raids to explain to the population the requirements of fire safety when installing stoves.

In the course of carrying out preventive measures, explanatory conversations were held with the residents of the Karasai region on the correct operation of the furnace. If violations were found, the owners were given recommendations on how to eliminate them and were given reminders, booklets on fire-fighting topics. Since 90% of violations are associated with the operation of electrical networks, electrical equipment and autonomous heating systems.

The Karasi Emergency Situations Department reminds of the requirements for the safe operation of the heating stove, the observance of which will ensure the preservation of the life and health of you and your loved ones.

Chimneys, chimneys and other elements of heating stoves and systems must be cleaned of soot immediately before starting, as well as during the heating season at least: once every three months - for heating stoves, once every two months - for stoves and hearths of continuous operation.And also the employees for socially vulnerable families organized the “Helping Hand” action. Volunteers of "Zhas Otan" at the parties "Nur Otan", the personnel of the Fire Department 9 in Kaskelen and
cadets of kokshetau technical institutetook part in this action.

As part of the campaign, special attention is focused on the repair of heating stoves, cleaning chimneys, filling cracks, installing metal sheets and inspecting electrical wiring. This action will continue for the entire heating period.

When operating a stove heating, it is not allowed:

  • leave the heating stoves unattended, as well as entrust the supervision of them to children;
  • place the fuel prepared for combustion, as well as other combustible substances and materials on the pre-combustion sheet;
  • use for the ignition of solid fuel stoves flammable

and flammable liquids;

  • to heat furnaces not designed for these types of fuel with coal, coke and gas;
  • to heat the stoves in the premises during meetings and other public events;
  • dry combustible substances and materials (shoes, clothes, firewood) at a distance of less than 0.5 m from the surface of the stove and chimneys;

use gate valves (dampers) without holes provided for by design standards;

  • it is not allowed to use dampers with a hole less than 15 mm in diameter;
  • use ventilation and gas ducts as chimneys;

to fire up stoves with faults, cracks and cracks.