Crimean firefighters have extinguished dry vegetation fires 27 times since the beginning of the week

Over the past 24 hours alone, units of the Fire Service of the Republic of Karelia have been called out 8 times to extinguish uncontrolled dry grass fires in open areas in different areas of the peninsula. Thus, in the Simferopol district, the fire department of the village of Shkolnoye extinguished 2 dry vegetation fires. The duty crew of the fire department of the village of Privetnoye went out to extinguish a fire in the Kirovsky district on an area of ​​800 sq. m. The personnel of the fire department of the village of Roshchino extinguished a dry grass fire in an open area in the Dzhankoy district on an area of ​​150 sq. m. Dry vegetation fires were also extinguished in the Razdolnensky, Bakhchisarai and Leninsky districts, — the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Crimea reported.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea notes that most often, dry wood burns in the Feodosia urban district, Simferopolsky, Nizhnegorsky, Sovetsky and Leninsky districts.

Let us remind you, From April 17, 2024, a special fire safety regime was introduced on the peninsula.

Persons guilty of violating fire safety rules, depending on the nature of the violation and their consequences, bear disciplinary, administrative or criminal liability. What fines are provided for violators of fire safety requirements under special fire safety conditions, see link.

The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea reminds that uncontrolled burning of dry vegetation can lead to tragic consequences:

• The fire may develop into a major fire and spread to the forest area;
• Fire poses a threat to homes, infrastructure, agricultural land, etc.
• Ash does not penetrate into the soil, remaining on the surface or being washed away by rain into rivers and reservoirs;
• Fire damages young shoots of grass, destroys buds and seeds of plants;
• Beneficial microorganisms, insects, worms, small mammals, nests and clutches of birds die;
• The flame destroys young tree growth;
• The air is polluted by hydrocarbons, ash, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide.

To avoid this, it is necessary to observe the following fire safety rules:

• Install a container of water and a fire extinguisher near each residential building;
• mow down dry last year’s vegetation on and around your property;
• do not leave containers with flammable and combustible liquids or flammable gases in open areas near buildings;
• if the land plot is located near a forest area, ensure work to create fire-fighting mineralized strips;
• Do not allow children to play with matches, lighters and other sources of open fire, because children’s pranks are one of the most common causes of fires.

In case of emergency, please call 112!