Paratroopers of the Federal Aviation Forest Service extinguish “silkworm” fires in the north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory

The Federal Aviation Forestry Service has begun blasting operations to extinguish “silkworm” outbreaks in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. Such work has begun in the Yenisei district of the region, where the forest fire situation is complicated not only by a massive outbreak of hard-to-reach and remote forest fires from thunderstorms, but also by the occurrence of fires in areas affected by the Siberian silkworm.

As told in ppress service of the Federal Aviation Forestry Service, p.Trees damaged by insects dried out en masse and formed extensive rubble with extremely high fire rates. Delivery of equipment to areas where such fires occur is impossible due to the lack of roads. The stewing is done by hand. Particularly labor-intensive fire fighting is made by the need to saw and dismantle rubble before laying mineralized strips to launch controlled counter-annealing from them.

The wind interferes with the fire. Its gusts throw the fire across streams and rivers, which could be supporting non-burning strips for launching controlled counter annealing from them.

In some cases, the wind in wide sweeps pushes the fire and throws it through already laid mineralized strips. Fires develop new tongues and edges.

To lay mineralized strips on a number of silkworm fires, paratroopers and paratroopers of the Federal Aviation Forest Service began blasting operations. A high power detonating cord is used.

216 paratroopers and paratroopers of the Federal Aviation Forest Service are providing assistance to the Krasnoyarsk Territory in stabilizing the forest fire situation. Additionally, 156 more paratroopers and paratroopers of the Federal Aviation Forestry Service, the Aviation Forestry Guard of Buryatia and the Trans-Baikal Territory have arrived and are arriving.

Currently, in the far north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, the territories are warming up and drying out towards the Arctic Ocean. Due to thunderstorm activity, the number of fires in this direction in the Evenki and Turukhansk districts is beginning to increase. In order to enhance the transfer of forces and firefighting equipment to the most northern fires in accordance with the dynamics of the situation, additional personnel are attracted to these municipalities. helicopters.

In addition, additional helicopters, including the Mi-8 MTV 1 helicopter of the Federal Aviation Forest Service, were involved in the delivery of forces and equipment to extinguish fires in the Yenisei District.

As of June 13, in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, Air Forest Protection and ground forest services are working to extinguish 37 fires on an area covered by fire of 11.6 thousand hectares. During the day, more than 860 people were involved in extinguishing the fires (teams of the Air Forestry Service and regional ground-based forest fire services, as well as employees of forest plot tenants) and 30 units of ground equipment. 17 aircraft were monitoring the forest fire situation. 15 aircraft were involved in the delivery and transfer of forces and equipment to extinguish forest fires.

From June 8, when a rapid increase in new fires from thunderstorms began in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, and until June 12, 64 fires were extinguished in the region. Including 53 fires extinguished in the forest aviation work area.

On June 8, individual municipalities of the region began to introduce a state of emergency in forests. Since June 10, the Krasnoyarsk Territory has introduced a state of emergency throughout the entire region.