Over the past two dozen “landscape” fires have been eliminated in Crimea

CrimeaPRESS reports:

The cause of fires is the careless handling of fire by people.

Due to dry and windy weather in the Crimea, a large number of fires of dry vegetation, «landscape» fires are recorded daily. It can be very difficult to stop a fire that has flared up well in the wind.

A few examples from the «fiery» chronicle of the past day.

Yesterday at 13:35, the operational console of the GKU RK «Fire Guard of the Republic of Crimea» received a message about the ignition of dry vegetation in the area of ​​the village. Kirovskoe. Upon the arrival of firefighters, it became known that dry grass and shrubs were burning in an open area outside the village. The firefighters promptly laid hose lines, and with the use of firecrackers and Yermak backpacks, they began to extinguish the fire. According to the fire brigade, the extinguishing was complicated by strong gusty winds, which changed its direction and contributed to the spread of fire. The fire was contained and extinguished within an hour. The area was 500 sq. meters. There were no casualties. The reasons are being investigated by experts.

At 17:08, the operational control panel of the fire brigade received the following signal about a fire in the area with. Advanced Simferopol region. An on-duty shift from the Shkolnoye settlement consisting of 3 people was sent to the scene of the incident, together with employees of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Crimea. Upon arrival, it became known that dry grass was burning in the open area. Firefighters promptly filed barrel «B» and within 30 minutes eliminated the fire on an area of ​​about 1 hectare. There were no injuries, the reasons are established by experts.

The reason for such incidents, emphasize the Ministry of Emergency Situations, almost always, is the careless handling of fire by people. With such fires, the fire can quickly spread to residential buildings, damage infrastructure, so citizens should pay special attention to fire safety.

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