In the Arkhangelsk region summed up the results of the fire season

At the meeting of the commission on prevention and liquidation of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety presented the results of the fight against fires in the forest fund.

The fire season in the region lasted 145 days - from April 18 to September 9. During this time there were 67 forest fires with a total area of 512 hectares, which is quite low compared to the peak values of previous years. No major fires were recorded: 100% of the fires were eliminated in the first day after detection. Emergency situations in forests, as well as the transition of fire to settlements and economic facilities are not allowed.

According to the Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry of the Arkhangelsk Region Anna Sheveleva, the main cause of forest fires were thunderstorms: a large number of dry thunderstorms, minimal rainfall and abnormally high air temperature led to 49 fires. Another 6 fires arose from the transition of fire from power lines and one from the transition from lands of other categories.

To prevent the spread of fire twice — in May and June — introduced a special fire regime. This measure allowed to reduce the number of fires caused by man and ensure the prompt elimination of fires. The peak of the fire occurred between 11 and 18 June, when there were 33 fires. The greatest number of fires was noted in the Vyisky, Leshukonsky, Sursky and Shenkurskoye forestry.

The damage to the forest fund this year amounted to 12 million rubles. For 7 fires that arose from power lines and agricultural land, claims were made in the amount of 4 million rubles, 2 lawsuits were sent to the court.

892 million rubles are planned for the protection of forests from fires in 2027, of which 204.7 million are for the additional staffing and maintenance of the Mezen Aviation Branch. The creation of a new aviation branch will significantly reduce the response time to fires.

Target indicators for the next year: the area of forest fires on the lands of the forest fund is not more than 461.54 hectares, the share of fires eliminated in the first day is not less than 75%.