Say no to forest fires!

A quest-tour under such title was held in Vysokogorsky district, in the Republican children's recreation and education center "Kostyor". The event was conducted by the staff of the State Budgetary Institution of the Republic of Tatarstan "Forest Fire Center" in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan within the framework of the Republican profile group "Bez Berge (We are together)".

Specialists of the Forest Fire Center introduced the basic rules of behavior in the forest, the provision of first aid in case of fire, the skills of working with a fire extinguisher, motor pump, blower and other special fire extinguishing means, to the young guests.

Love for the natural heritage, one of the priority areas in the system of children upbringing, is of great importance in the health and cognitive sense in the education system. This event is a promotion of a careful attitude to nature, preservation of the biological diversity of our region.

During the quest-tour, the children had to go through an obstacle course, which included 5 stages: physical exercises, work with a backpack extinguisher, motor pump aimed at extinguishing of a conventional forest fire.

Ayrat Akhmerov – a Director of the State Budgetary Institution "Forest Fire Center" in an interview with journalists said the following about this competition: "We have been holding such events for several years. Children always participate with pleasure. It's not a secret that many children, especially boys, to some extent are dreaming of becoming a firefighter and when they have an opportunity to see it and touch it with their own hands - it becomes more exciting. And this, in turn, is the vocational guidance, popularization of the profession of a forester, in particular a forest fireman".

According to the words of the curator of the profile group "Bez Berge" - Ekaterina Chekmareva, Deputy director of the Republican Out-of-School Activity Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan, such events have become traditional: "We often invite employees of the State Budgetary Institution "Forest Fire Center" to children for promotion of the rules of conduct in the forest. We believe that the element of prevention is of great importance in forest fires prevention".

The cycle of educational events "Say no to forest fires!" lasted for three days in the camp. During this time, more than 200 children took part in the contest of drawings, handicrafts made of natural materials, created large canvases of cones (cone art).

Grand Prix in the contest "Say no to forest fires" was received by Liya Khasanova from Aznakaevo (15 years old) - 1 detachment, who depicted a fiery serpent: "My idea of a forest fire is this big fire dragon that burns everything in its path. I pictured my drawing in the form of a burnt forest, "said Liya.

All other participants of the competitions received certificates, diplomas and memorable gifts from the Forest Fire Center.

The highlight of the holiday was the demonstration of fire-fighting vehicle capabilities. The foresters watered the green grass of the stadium from the

hydraulic giant, and the children were catching drops of water in a noisy crowd and photographed the rainbow.