Fire Hazard Period

As warm and dry weather sets in, past experience shows a sharp increase in the number of fires related to the ignition of dry grass, trash, and in rural areas, forests, agricultural lands, and household plots.

A significant portion of these fires occurs due to uncontrolled agricultural burns (burning last year’s grass and straw), and forests also burn due to careless handling of fire. This is also related to the cleaning of garden plots (resulting in the burning of trash and grass) and the mass exodus of people into nature (campfires, careless smoking, etc.).

Monitoring steppe areas and forested regions within the district helps predict the emerging fire hazard situation, which allows for taking measures to protect the population and district territory from natural emergencies.

Many residents spend their weekends in nature near bodies of water and rivers, going fishing and relaxing. Often, this leisure activity involves campfires, which can easily lead to wildfires. The main causes of these fires are careless handling of fire by the public and unauthorized burning of dry grass.

Dear citizens! To prevent forest and steppe fires, the Emergency Situations Department of Kurshim District reminds you of the basic actions that MUST NOT be done:

• Do not throw lit matches, cigarette butts, or pipe ashes in the forest. They must be carefully extinguished.
• Do not leave materials soaked in flammable substances in the forest.
• Do not leave glass objects and shards on the ground. They should be buried or taken with you.
• Do not burn grass in the spring.
• Do not build campfires in coniferous young forests or clear-cut areas. If a campfire is necessary, remove all flammable material within a one-meter radius, continuously monitor for falling embers and sparks. The fire should not be large.
• Do not leave an unattended campfire. The fire pit must be thoroughly doused with water or covered with sand.

 

And remember! In case of an emergency, call “101” or “112.”