Fire season continues in the forests of Tatarstan
Fire season continues in the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan. As part of a set of measures to prevent the occurrence and spread of forest fires in the republic, work is being carried out on fire-fighting forest improvement, forest clearance from litter, forest fire propaganda, etc.
In particular, the work on laying and updating fire-fighting mineralized strips is being completed. So, according to specialists of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan, as of May 29 of this year. 2,608 km of new belts were created (98% of the plan) and care was taken of existing barriers with a total length of 5,248 km (97%).
We remind you that according to the rules of fire safety, it is prohibited in the forests:
1) to make fires in coniferous youngsters, on burns, in areas of damaged forest, peatlands, in places of logging (in cutting areas) that are not cleared of logging residues and harvested wood, in places with dried grass, and also under tree crowns
2) to throw burning matches, cigarette butts and hot ashes from smoking pipes, glass (glass bottles, cans, etc.);
3) to use when hunting, wads of combustible or smoldering materials;
4) leave materials (paper, cloth, tow, wool, etc.) oiled or impregnated with gasoline, kerosene or other combustible substances in places not provided for this purpose;
5) refuel fuel tanks of internal combustion engines when the engine is running, use machines with a faulty engine power supply system, and also smoke or use open fire in the vicinity of cars that are filled with fuel;
6) to litter the forest with household, construction, industrial and other waste and garbage.
Violation of fire safety rules in forests entails the imposition of an administrative fine on citizens in the amount of up to 3 thousand rubles, on officials - up to 20 thousand rubles, legal entities - up to 200 thousand rubles.