On August 9, 2020, during an air patrol of the territory protected by the Kostanay aviation department, 6 fires were discovered on the territory of the Naurzum GPP. Information about the fires was immediately passed on to the forest owner. The forces and means of the Naurzum GPP were thrown into the fight against the fire.
Due to the timely detection and implementation of localization measures, the fires were localized in areas not exceeding 0.14 hectares. On the same day, a fire was discovered from a fire observation tower in the 37th quarter of the Betagash forestry.
The forces and means of the Kostanay aviation department and the Naurzum GPP were sent to fight the fire. Due to the timely detection and implementation of localization measures, the fire was localized over an area of 0.003 ha. In total, 34 people were involved in the localization of the fire, including 4 paratroopers-firefighters of the Kostanay aviation department, 9 pieces of equipment, a helicopter.