CrimeaPRESS reports:
And they saved the burnt hedgehog.
On June 9, dry vegetation caught fire in the Stepnoy massif near Feodosia.
Extinguishing the fire was complicated by strong winds and the terrain, swampy in places with reeds, where there was no possibility of equipment or personnel access. Special equipment was brought in to prevent the fire from spreading. The fire was not allowed to spread, there were no casualties— reported the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Crimea.
Unfortunately, you will not find data on birds and animals killed in such fires in any report from the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “Landscape” fires are a big problem for them, almost always a mortal danger. One animal was saved yesterday. Firefighters of the 20th fire and rescue unit Daniil Okopny and Vitaly Bazhura rescued the burnt hedgehog and took it to the unit. The poor fellow was fed and watered. Now the animal is in good hands.
The area of this “landscape” fire was 5 thousand square meters. meters. In total, 56 people and 12 pieces of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.
Since the beginning of the year, 436 fires of dry grass and reeds have occurred in the Republic of Crimea; since the beginning of the special fire regime, more than a hundred such fires have been recorded. The cause of about 80% of such fires is usually the human factor.,” the emergency department clarified.
For non-compliance with fire safety requirements in open areas, including those associated with burning dry vegetation and reeds, investigators of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Republic of Crimea drew up more than 224 administrative violation reports and issued more than 2,000 warnings.
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