Preparations for the fire season in the forests of 2022 have begun in the Republic of Tatarstan
Preparations for the fire season in the forests of 2022 have begun in the Republic of Tatarstan. Currently, employees of the Ministry of Forestry of the Republic of Tatarstan are developing a “Consolidated plan for extinguishing forest fires on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan”, which will then be agreed with the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, the Department of Forestry for the Volga Federal District, FBU “Avialesookhrana”, the Federal Forestry Agency and approved by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.
This document will display information about the forests of the republic, the number of forest fire units, fire equipment, and equipment, the procedure for attracting and using such funds following the level of fire danger in forests, etc.
In forest fire stations of type II and III, scheduled maintenance and repair of forest fire equipment, tractors and trailers is carried out, the necessary spare parts, materials, and equipment are purchased. Before the beginning of the fire hazard period, the employees of the forest fire station will be trained under the program “Tactics and techniques for extinguishing forest fires. Occupational health and safety in extinguishing forest fires.
In addition, in the near future, forest industry specialists will begin campaigning and explanatory work among the population on compliance with fire safety rules in forests (lectures, talks about the forest and the need for careful handling of fire, speeches at regional meetings with the participation of representatives of institutions, organizations, and enterprises, gatherings of citizens of rural settlements, in the media, etc.).
Recall that in 2021, the fire season in the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan was opened on April 15 and closed on October 25, its duration was 193 days.