The Ministry of Forestry of Tatarstan is preparing to the wild fire season 2016

As a result of the preventive measures taken in 2015 there have been no fires in the forests of the Republic of Tatarstan.

This year, to improve efficiency of the forest protection system against fires, provide timely and high-quality preparation of subordinated institutions to the fire season and to control over the compliance by forest users of fire safety measures, the Ministry has approved a preventive measure plan. Currently, in all forestries, in the areas of their activity, the volunteer fire brigades are arranged and trained, the routes are developed, and the schedules for forest areas ground patrol are approved.

Every year, before the wild fire season starts, in Lubyansky Forest Engineering College the managers of wild fire fighting operations are trained. The training includes both theory and practicals. In addition, here the students are taught the rules of population evacuation and first aid to fire injured.