The fire season

Fire is one of the main causes of forest destruction. During the period of increasing the probability of fire in the forests, a fire season is declared. The fire season is the period during which most of the forest fires occur. The beginning of the fire season falls on the beginning of spring, and is valid until the autumn rains.

The exact dates are determined each year by the fire service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The main culprit of forest fires is a person – his carelessness when using fire in the forest during work and rest.

Most fires occur as a result of agricultural fires, burning garbage, in picnic areas, picking mushrooms and berries, during hunting, from an abandoned burning match, an un-extinguished cigarette.

During the hunter's shot, the wad that flew out of the gun begins to smolder, setting fire to the dry grass. You can often see how littered the forest is with bottles and broken glass. In sunny weather, these fragments focus the sun's rays like incendiary lenses. A fire that is not completely extinguished in the forest is the cause of subsequent great disasters.