Fire hazard period

One of the main sources of the emergence and spread of steppe and forest fires is unregulated agricultural felling. As you know, the owners of land with the help of a pallet clean the meadows of dry grass of past years, plant debris. 

The Emergency Situations Ministry of Karasai district recalls the need to observe the following fire safety rules:

1) before the beginning of the agricultural harvest, instructing its employees, as well as the participants of this event, on compliance with fire safety requirements, on fire extinguishing methods;

2) responsible persons are appointed for the duration of the agricultural harvest;

3) in the case of agricultural felling in the areas adjacent to the forests, one day before the work, the forest owners are informed;

4) patrol posts equipped with fire extinguishing equipment are put up at the places where agricultural bollards are held - one fire tanker or adapted equipment, one tractor with a plow, fire extinguishers, shovels;

5) before holding, the territory of agricultural bollards is covered with a strip of at least 8 meters wide and divided into plots with an area of ​​not more than 25 hectares;

6) forest tracts, forest trunks, shelterbelts and green spaces adjacent to the burned areas are plowed to a width of at least 8 meters;6) forest tracts, forest trunks, shelterbelts and green spaces adjacent to the burned areas are plowed to a width of at least 8 meters;

7) agricultural crops are carried out with a wind strength of not more than 3 points (5 meters per second), on plowed areas under the control of responsible persons and workers;

8) in order to prevent the rapid spread of fire, an agricultural fall begins on the windward side;

9) at the end of the agricultural fall, a thorough examination of the perimeter of the scorched area is ensured, identification and elimination of all places of decay and burning foci, protection for 3 hours to prevent possible resumption of burning.

After all, the only way to avoid tragedy is to protect one’s life and the lives of other people, material values ​​(property) from fire.