The vast majority of forest fires occur due to the careless handling of fire by people or their violation of fire safety requirements when working and relaxing in the forest. Statistics say that 9 out of 10 forest fires are caused by humans.

On weekends, the number of fires in the forest reaches 40 percent of their number in a week; up to 93% of all fires occur in a 10-kilometer zone around settlements, the most visited by the population.

Most wildfires start from bonfires that are lit for warmth, cooking, repelling midges, and even just for pampering.

In recent years, young people resting in nature have become a particularly numerous army of arsonists. Many fires are caused by smokers who throw unextinguished matches and cigarette butts into the forest. Also, forest fires can arise from other causes, for example, from smoldering rusty wads, unextinguished cigarette butts thrown out of train windows, from sparks from engine exhaust pipes, etc. Being in the forest, it must be remembered that the danger of a forest fire from an insignificant source of fire is quite real, especially in dry warm windy times.

Natural factors, due to which a forest fire can start, are dry thunderstorms, spontaneous combustion of forest debris, etc.

If a fire is detected in the forest or near the forest floor, litter, rags, logging remains, the main task is to prevent the fire from gaining strength and spreading. To do this, put out the fire, carefully inspect the place of burning and make sure that there are no burning centers left. In cases where it is not possible to extinguish the fire on your own, you must inform the fire service or the forestry.

When visiting the forest, you should stop smoking. But if you smoke, you need to know that it is dangerous, especially in coniferous plantations, where there is little green grass and during the day last year's needles, lichens, grass, small twigs and other plant litter dry out a lot. Therefore, it is better to smoke in specially designated areas or areas suitable for making fires and smoking. You should not smoke in the forest on the move, as there is always a danger of automatically throwing a burning match or cigarette butt towards the side, and as a result, a fire, which the culprit may not be aware of.

Discipline in the forest, conscious behavior and strict observance of simple fire safety rules will guarantee the preservation of forests from fires. This is in the interest of each of us.

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On June 14, 2022, within the framework of the program to inform the population, APG instructor of the Borodulikha aviation department Mataev A.L. among employees and visitors of the secondary school. Abay was held a preventive lecture on the topic "Fire safety rules in the forest." The listeners were familiarized with the precautions for dealing with fire in the forest, actions in case of detection of a forest fire, actions of a person lost in the forest, compliance with sanitary standards when visiting forests. Leaflets on fire prevention propaganda were also distributed.

In Kazakhstan, the peak of forest fires is observed. Since the beginning of the year, about 200 fires have been recorded. The situation is monitored daily from the air. Kirill Kharlamov, correspondent of MIR 24, went on a raid with aviation rescuers.

In the Almaty region, plus 40. This is the fifth - the highest class of fire danger. The Ili River is a popular holiday destination for tourists. Due to careless handling of fire, reeds often burn here. Planes fly to the area every day.

They patrol the area on the AN-2. It can fly at low altitude at a speed of 180 kilometers per hour. This allows the pilot-observer to notice any detail of the landscape.

Information about the fire is transmitted to the ground via radio communication and a special mobile application. And organize the extinguishing as soon as possible. The damage from forest fires is catastrophic.

“The forest grows for years. It may take a century to fully restore the area where the flame of fire has passed. These are millions and billions of expenses for elimination,” said Talgat Aliyev, Acting General Director of Kazavialesoohrana.

At Burundai airport, paratroopers-firefighters conduct aerial training. They put out fires in hard-to-reach areas. The exercises are testing a new type of trigger device. Specialists constantly confirm their qualifications. Descents pass from 40-meter height.

“People promptly land directly on the edge of the fire and immediately start extinguishing the fire,” said Sergey Polyakov, head of the air fire service of Kazavialesokhrana.

The helicopter crew is also training. The pilot-observer on board is practicing accuracy. Five tons of water must fall exactly on the source of the fire.

Up to 1,500 forest fires occur annually in Kazakhstan. In early June, a major fire broke out in the east of the republic, a relict pine forest burned there. The fire destroyed about 250 hectares of forest.

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