The season of wildfires has begun in the south-eastern part of Kazakhstan. Numerous foci are recorded in the lower part of the Ili River delta - the largest waterway of the Semirechye. Reeds are burning there, the correspondent of Khabar 24 reports. Fires harm the environment. Migratory birds, which are now preparing for nesting, are particularly affected. From the side of the patrol aircraft "Kazavialesoohrana" very spectacular views open up. The southern shore of Lake Balkhash is still covered with a layer of ice, which is actively melting. But further south, the average daily temperatures are almost summer. In terms of fire danger, April is considered one of the hottest months of the year. The young vegetation has not yet risen, and last year's has already dried up in the sun. It is an excellent combustible material.

Grigory Bedenko, correspondent:

- For air patrol of the delta of the river Or specialists of "Kazavialesoohrana" use a light twin-engine aircraft Partenavia P-68. This machine is capable of being in the air for up to 5 hours, which allows you to cover vast territories with monitoring. Similar fires occur due to the fault of the local population, too. There are about a dozen and a half peasant farms in the Balkhash district of the Almaty region. All of them mainly practice animal husbandry. And every spring, when the snow comes down, shepherds set fire to dry grass. The fire clears the territories for pastures, and the ashes serve as an excellent fertilizer. At the same time, no one observes any safety rules. Kazavialesookhrana specialists explain to local residents every year that agricultural fires must be carried out before the start of the fire season. But these recommendations are mostly not taken into account.

Yakubzhan Ibragimov, pilot-observer of the Almaty branch of Kazavialesoohrana:

- Now at the moment we have a fire hazard class of the fourth-fifth already. Every day we do two or three departures by plane. These fires are very difficult to extinguish. By helicopter with the APU, too. Such forces are needed there, such hours, such expenses are needed. It is almost impossible to extinguish such fires. Fires in the reeds cause huge damage to the fauna of the Balkhash region. There are many lakes, and these are the habitats of many species of waterfowl. In April, swans and pink pelicans, listed in the Red Book, arrive in the delta Or. Fire destroys everything in its path, birds sitting on nests have no chance to escape at all. The muskrat is dying. Dry reeds. This is almost one hundred percent cellulose. During gorenje tons of soot are emitted into the atmosphere, and the smoke column from the fire can be observed for tens of kilometers.

Yakubzhan Ibragimov, pilot-observer of the Almaty branch of Kazavialesoohrana:

- Now the spring period is the flight of a bird. It is in such places that birds nest. Mostly ducks, swans, pelicans. It is in such places that they have nests, where they lay eggs. And, of course, after such fires there is a lot of damage. The main task of Kazavialesookhrana is to detect a fire in time and transmit the exact coordinates to ground services. The extinguishing of the main foci is carried out by the workers of peasant farms themselves, employees of forestry enterprises and units of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. But in most cases, it is impossible to completely eliminate fires in reeds. Some sites are located on islands or in swampy areas where equipment will not pass. It remains only to wait for precipitation, but it rarely falls in the delta or. According to experts, the intensity of these fires will decrease in about a month, when the old reeds will burn out and the young vegetation will grow.

Authors: Grigory Bedenko, Eduard Cohn.

Источник: https://24.kz/ru/news/social/item/537627-sezon-prirodnykh-pozharov-nachalsya-v-almatinskoj-oblasti

On April 5, 2022, during an aviation patrol, employees of the Zhambyl aviation department discovered a threat to the 7th quarter of the Aspara - Merken Forestry, Merken KSU. Information about the fire was transmitted to ground services to extinguish the fire and prevent its further spread. Thanks to the coordinated actions of all services, the fire was localized and eliminated, the threat to the state forest fund was eliminated.

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In the period from April 4 to April 12, 2022, classes will be held with employees of the airborne fire service of the enterprise in the following disciplines via videoconference at the Kazavialesoohrana:

1. Forest protection and forest fire extinguishing (Teacher, LPS inspector V.P. Sanarov);

1.1. Organization of forest protection;

1.2. Classification of forest fires, conditions of their occurrence and development;

1.3. Creation of protective fire-prevention strips by controlled annealing;

1.4. Methods of extinguishing forest fires;

1.5. Forest fire extinguishing tactics;

2. Occupational health and safety (Teacher, instructor of the air-fire brigade Azhmagiev E.A.);

2.1. General provisions on labor protection. The procedure for admission to extinguishing forest fires;

2.2. Safety precautions when performing specific production processes. Safety measures for the delivery of forces and means to the places of fires, the organization of overnight accommodation and rest, extinguishing the edge, the use of mechanisms, the use of chemicals;

2.3. First aid. Actions in the event of an accident or accident.

Representatives of forest owners, on whose territory aviation protection of forests from fires is carried out, are also invited to the classes.

On April 3, 2022, specialists of the Almaty aviation department, while carrying out forest aviation work, reconnoitered the state of the fire that occurred in the 120th quarter of the Charyn forestry, Karadalinsky KSU. The prospect of its development was assessed, the spread of fire and the course of extinguishing were monitored from the air, and the alignment of forces and means along the perimeter of the fire was adjusted. On the ground, the fight against the fire element was carried out by the forces and means of the Karadalinsky KGU. Thanks to the coordinated actions of all services, the spread of the fire was stopped.