FOREST FIRES IN KAZAKHSTAN: HOW THE AVIATION RESCUE DAYS GO

14 октября 2022

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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