The fire is devastated by the Biebrza National Park. It already covers over 60 ha

The fire of dry reeds in the Biebrza National Park is expanding, the fire covers an area of ​​over 60 ha – the voivode of Podlasie Jacek Brzozowski said on Sunday evening after a crisis staff meeting. Over 150 professional firefighters and TSO and other services take part in the action.

The fire broke out on Sunday afternoon at the interface between Augustów and Moniec. “We are dealing with a very serious situation in the Augustów poviat, near Polków,” the voivode of Brzozowski told journalists. As he said, the fire covers over 60 ha and is not controlled. “The situation is dynamic, the weather and dryness of the ground do not help,” he added.

The State Fire Service said in the evening that over 150 PSP and TSO firefighters are involved in activities, they are supported by park services and forest services; Until dark, the helicopter and firefighting aircraft of State Forests also took part in the action.

The voivode announced that at the request of the Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service, he appointed a crisis staff associated with this fire, which also includes the police and the army, including WOT and representatives of the State Forests. He said that additional LP helicopters and Black Hawk Police would also be included in the action.

On Sunday evening, the number of firefighters will increase, among others Officers of the Fire Academy from Warsaw, soldiers of the Territorial Defense Forces may also be included in the action.

“On -site situation is very difficult, due to the weather conditions. The reeds are very dry, in the wind with a strength of about 11 m/s it is very difficult to extinguish such a fire. It is very difficult to reach the front of the fire, due to very difficult off -road conditions. Heavy cars are unable to get there” – said the provincial commander of the State Fire Service in Bialystok, brig. Janusz Kondrat.

That is why firefighters are in place of operations brought by special Sherp off -road vehicles that cope in difficult terrain. However, water from fire -fighting vehicles cannot be used, so the addition of the so -called Central Operational Depth – Cadet from the Fire Academy. Fire front at 18 was about a kilometer wide.

Commander Kondrat announced that – due to the threat to firefighters – at night there will be no full action, and above all the supervision of the place of fire. “Forces and funds will be intensively introduced to action on Monday morning,” he added.

This is another fire that firefighters must extinguish in the Biebrza National Park this spring. Three weeks ago, nearly 90 ha of reeds and dry grasses on the border of the Podlasie poviats of Augustów and Sokólski burned down; The action with the participation of over 120 firefighters lasted several hours. A few days ago, another fire in BPN covered an area of ​​8-9 ha.

Firefighters point out that the largest fire in the history of the Biebrza National Park, which took place five years ago and covered about 5,000. ha of the surface, extinguished for many days, began in a place similar to the place of Sunday fire. (PAP)

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