Tactical and special trainings were held in Nurlatskiy forest district
The Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan conducted command and staff trainings on working out the speed of forest fires extinguishing. The site of the dislocation was the territory of the State Public Institution "Nurlatskiy Forest District". Ravil Kuzyurov, Minister of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, Aleksandr Orlov, Deputy Minister of Defense and Emergency of the Republic of Tatarstan, Sergei Kovalyov, Deputy Head of the Department of Forestry in the Volga Federal District, Almaz Akhmetshin, Head of the Nurlatskiy municipal district participated in the trainings.
According to the scenario of trainings, reeds burned on the shore of the lake, the fire spread to dry grass. Gradually, the flame spread to the children's camp "Zarechye". For extinguishing the fire, employees of the forest fire protection of the republic from different regions, as well as their colleagues from the Samara and Ulyanovsk regions were involved. A total of 150 employees of the Ministry of Forestry and the Ministry of Emergency and 15 units of equipment were involved in the exercises. Also, an unmanned aerial vehicle was used to monitor the fire situation.
The forest patrol group arrived first to the fire site. The fire-fighters began to extinguish the fire with the help of back pack forest fire extinguishers. The machinery arrived to help them: a tractor with a plow for scorching a fire, a truck with water. But the area of fire "spread" to the forest areas. The scenario of the exercise included episodes of passing of fire to a conditional holiday village. Thanks to well-coordinated work, the fire was quickly extinguished. The Minister was satisfied with the results of the trainings.
"We are satisfied with the result - all machinery is prepared, inventory is also on the site, employees are trained, regulations are also approved," Ravil Kuzyurov said.
In Tatarstan, forest fires have been prevented for 7 years, and this high standard should be kept by foresters in this fire-dangerous period.