More than 30 volunteers got off to extinguish forest fires in Beloretsky region in Bashkiria

In Bashkiria, about 30 volunteers went to extinguish fires in the Beloretsky region. There are now two sources of forest fires. Professional firefighters working there require volunteer help in extinguishing fires. A crew of volunteers from Ufa and other municipalities of the republic was formed within the framework of the "Our Care" project of the "United Russia" party.

The main task is to prevent the fire from spreading further. Today, 9 sources of natural fires continue to burn in the republic in the Uchalinsky, Beloretsky, Zilairsky, Burzyansky, Abzelilovsky regions. Of these, 6 of them were localized. Over the past day alone, 7 new wildfires were registered on an area of ​​4.9 hectares, 7 fires were liquidated on an area of ​​364.6 hectares per day. "Such forest fires have not been observed since 2010 - then 608 fires occurred on an area of ​​11.6 thousand hectares," Minister of Forestry Marat Sharafutdinov said today at a briefing session in the Government RB.

Fire hazard class 4 is declared in Alsheevsky, Arkhangelsky, Belebeyevsky, Buzdyaksky, Dyurtyulinsky, Zilairsky, Kushnarenkovsky, Sterlibashevsky, Tuimazinsky, Chekmagushevsky, Chishminsky districts, Fifth class of fire hazard - in Khaibullinsky, Kuyuyergazovsky districts.