On weekends and holidays, 31 natural fires occurred in the country

On weekends and holidays, 31 natural fires occurred in the country

In the period from July 3 to 6, 31 natural fires occurred (forest – 18, steppe-13), of which 25 fires were eliminated by the forces and means of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Forestry, Kazavialesookhrana, local executive bodies and voluntary fire-fighting formations, peasant farms. The area of fires is 5,642 hectares. Fires were registered in Akmola, Almaty, Aktobe, East Kazakhstan, West Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Kostanay, North Kazakhstan regions.

As a result of fires in the Akmola and Karaganda regions, 2 people were killed. In the Karaganda region, there was a death of 210 heads of large and small cattle.

Also, there were 56 fires of steppe massifs on an area of 18,446 hectares.

Currently, the Ministry of Emergency Situations is monitoring 6 wildfires and 5 fires. There is no threat to human settlements.

Akmola region - 2 cases in the Burabay district (on the territory of the State Enterprise "Burabay", Mirnoye and Urumkay forestry). Fire areas are being established, extinguishing continues. In total, 18 people and 4 pieces of equipment of the emergency department (6 employees and 1 unit of equipment), a Forestry enterprise (12 employees and 3 units of equipment) are involved in the liquidation.

East Kazakhstan region - 1 case in the Ulansky district on the territory of the Asubulaksky FDA. The preliminary area of the fire is 2.6 hectares, extinguishing continues. In total, 28 people and 2 pieces of equipment of the emergency department (7 employees and 2 units of equipment), a Forestry enterprise (16 employees), Kazavialesookhrana (5 employees) are involved in the liquidation.

Karaganda region - 3 cases in the Ulytau district (on the territory of the Zhangeldinsky and Aktastinsky rural districts on a preliminary area of 4000 hectares, on the territory of the Shenbersky s/o on two sites on preliminary areas-950 and 550 hectares), extinguishing continues. In total, 522 people and 68 pieces of equipment of the emergency Department (119 employees and 21 units of equipment), military unit 52589 of the Ministry of Emergency Situations (154 v/s and 8 units of equipment), MIO, DPF (249 employees and 39 units of equipment) are involved in the liquidation. The MI-8 helicopter of Kazaviaspas JSC of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan was used to fly around the territory.

Kostanay region - 5 cases - 1 in the Zhangeldinsky district (on the territory of the Altyn Dala nature reserve, localized in 15-20 05.07., an area of 190 hectares), 1 in the Amangeldy district (localized in 01-45 06.07., an area of 430 hectares), 2 in the Naurzum district (on the territory of the state nature reserve - a preliminary area of 600 hectares, 6 km from the village of Sholaksai - localized in 08-30 07.07., an area of 500 hectares), 1 in the Karabalyk district (on the territory of the Mikhailovsky FDA - localized at 20-55 06.07., an area of 150 hectares), extinguishing continues. In total, 176 people and 39 units of emergency vehicles (26 employees and 6 units of equipment), a forestry enterprise (49 employees and 21 units of equipment), MIO, DPF, peasant farms (101 employees and 12 units of equipment) are involved in the liquidation.

In order to reduce the risks of wildfires, the Ministry of Emergency Situations calls on citizens to comply with fire safety requirements:

- do not throw burning matches and cigarette butts;

- do not build fires in forest and steppe areas;

- glassware should be taken with you, since sunlight passing through the glass can focus and set fire to dry grass;

- to carry out measures for the removal of combustible garbage and cleaning the territory of settlements, cleaning of dry vegetation and restoring mineralized strips;

- in case of natural fires, it is necessary to immediately inform the fire service by calling 101, 112.

 

 

Press Service of the

Ministry of Emergency Situations

of the Republic of Kazakhstan