Take care of the forest!
Each of us knows that the forest is the best place for a good rest. Of course, the forest attracts with its beauty numerous vacationers, mushroom pickers, hunters and tourists, who for the most part are responsible people.
However, according to statistics, more than 90% of annual forest fires are caused by humans. The reasons for this are not extinguished fire, abandoned cigarette butt, faulty vehicle muffler, smoldering cartridge wad, uncontrolled fall of last year's grass and much more. Separately, it should be noted that a forgotten or broken glass bottle in the forest can become a source of fire, which begins to work as a lens under the hot rays of the summer sun.
People just forget that it is not always easy to control fire, and having caused a fire in the forest, it becomes a real disaster, since it will destroy everyone and everything that comes its way. The developed forest fires lead to the strongest smoke in large areas, and the fumes and acrid smell spread for many tens of kilometers. Therefore, there is a direct need to know and comply with fire safety measures in the forest.
It is prohibited on the territory of the forest area
- build bonfires, use barbecues, other cooking appliances;
- smoking, throwing burning matches, cigarette butts, shaking out hot ashes from smoking pipes;
- use wads of combustible or smoldering materials when hunting, use pyrotechnic products;
- leave in the forest oiled or soaked in gasoline, kerosene and other combustible substances wiping material;
- refuel the tanks of working internal combustion engines, remove equipment with a faulty engine power system for operation, as well as smoke or use an open fire near cars fueled by fuel;
- leave bottles, glass fragments, and other debris in a sunny forest clearing;
- burn grass, as well as stubble in fields bordering forests.
Actions when detecting a forest fire:
If a fire is detected in the forest or near the forest floor, the main task is to prevent the fire from gaining strength and spreading. To do this, extinguish the fire, carefully inspect the burning site and make sure that there are no burning foci left.Gorenje gorenje. In cases where it is not possible to extinguish the fire independently, it is necessary to report the fire to the fire service by phone number "101", "112", forest protection authorities, local authorities or the police.
When extinguishing fires in the forest, the most common way is to engulf the fire at the edge of the fire. Green branches are used for overflowing. Effectively throwing the edge of the fire with soil that cools burning materials and deprives them of air access.
During extinguishing, it is necessary to observe fire safety rules and firmly know that in case of riding forest fires, when the crowns of trees are burning, the shores of reservoirs, large clearings, deciduous forest without coniferous undergrowth can serve as a shelter. Do not seek refuge on roads and glades surrounded by coniferous forest, especially young with low-hanging crowns, as well as in logs overgrown with forest.
Discipline in the forest, conscious behavior and strict observance of simple fire safety rules will guarantee the preservation of forests from fires.
DES of Ulan district.