Zhytomyr: a day in the region recorded five fires in ecosystems, the fire covered 3.5 hectares. The head of rescue service Games area residents Nikitchuk urges joint efforts to counter fires.

On the territory of Zhytomyr region this year in natural ecosystems emerged 925 fires. As a result, the fire covered 1,455 hectares. This applies withAyman dry grass fires on farmland, in forests and on torfopolyah. According to data DSNS Ukraine during the fire risk period in 2015 the number of fires in natural ecosystems Ukraine over the same period last year increased 1.7 times (2015 – 17,5 thousand. Fires on the area of ??18 thousand. Dand, in 2014 – 10.2 thousand. Fires on the area of ??13.2 thousand. Ha). The analysis shows that increasing the number of fires in natural ecosystems, against the background of a long period of abnormally dry and hot weather, due to the following factors: - Burning stubble, meadows, pastures, areas of steppe, wetland vegetation, its residues on agricultural landsodarskoho purposes, easement roads and railroads, parks, etc settlements; - Careless handling of fire (in particular, carelessness while smoking) and arson in many cases lead to the spread of fire to houses in the settlements, to fires in forests and peatlands. « Thatsame counter fires in ecosystems – this task primarily area residents, land owners, managers and forest users - said the head of rescue service region Igor Nikitchuk. - All must realize that the threat environment has inflicted and continues to inflict, each with its agricultural diyalnisbye or safe use of open sources of fire, breeding campfire. Even a cigarette butt thrown into the grass for a few seconds leads to corruption, and on and ignition of dry grass. I call personally taken the responsibility to ban the burning of dead wood, debris, remnants of plants and the use of fire in pozhezhnonebezpechnyand a period that are still pending & raquo ;. During September and October lifeguards in cooperation with local authorities, departments and state inspection Derzhlisahenstva strengthen work on joint patrols to monitor compliance of fire safety in forests, on peatlands and agricultural lands. Office DSNS in Zhytomyr region

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