FIRE VKO AND ALTAI REGION DEVELOPED THE TECHNIQUE OF EXTINGUISHING FOREST FIRES
18 июля 2021
Large-scale cross-border fire-fighting exercises were held in East Kazakhstan in the adjacent territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Altai Territory of the Russian Federation.
Fires have no boundaries. Therefore, it is important to work out joint actions in order to resist the fiery element with joint efforts. The firefighters of the two countries were faced with the task of coping with a simulated forest fire on the territory of the Polyansky forestry of the Morozovsky branch of the State Institution "State Forest Natural Reserve" Semey Ormany ”.
As the deputy akim of the East Kazakhstan region Bakytzhan Bayakhmetov, who was present at the exercises, noted: "Such large-scale trainings are needed to improve actions in case of large forest fires."
The terrain for the exercises was chosen to be appropriate, difficult to pass, characterized by elevation changes, sandy soil and a wooded area. The duration of the fire hazardous season is 204 days a year. By design, a dry lightning discharge led to a fire. There was a threat of spread and transition to a riding fire.
A gusty wind reaching 12.5 m / s led to the possible development of a fire in the nearby village of Ernazar, as well as in the adjacent territory of the Stepno-Mikhailovsky forestry enterprise of the Altai Territory of the Russian Federation. The population of these villages was promptly evacuated, the victims were assisted by doctors of the branch of the East Kazakhstan region of the Center for Disaster Medicine. 55 people took part in the elimination of the simulated fire and 164 units of equipment from East Kazakhstan and Pavlodar region, aviation forestry, specialists from Semey Ormans, Ertis Ormans, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, military unit 68303 were involved. DChS VKO used a Mi-8 helicopter of the regional akimat with a spillway device. A difficult and many-hour fight with fire, the efforts of rescuers, foresters of both sides allowed to extinguish the fire on an area of 280 hectares and prevent it from spreading. While hostilities were unfolding in East Kazakhstan, the Russian side watched the extinguishing process online and coordinated its actions.
All conditions for the exercise were close to the real situation. Conducting joint exercises in the border area makes it possible to assess the bilateral readiness of emergency departments, forestry departments of Russia and Kazakhstan to the outbreak of wildfires. Suppression of transboundary fires demonstrates the level of coherence of actions of the two countries. The issue of crossing the borders of states in the event of an emergency has been agreed, which allows you to quickly eliminate the threat, - said the head of the 9th fire and rescue team of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Altai Territory, Yuri Volkov.
The buildup of forces and assets proceeded in accordance with the evolving situation and in accordance with the plans for attracting forces and assets. Conducting such a large-scale training allowed the civil protection personnel and rescuers, aviation forest protection, and foresters to hone their skills in extinguishing forest and steppe fires, taking into account the threat to populated areas, - noted Erlan Nurpeisov, head of the Emergency Situations Department of the East Kazakhstan region.
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