Despite the intense heat and constant shelling, the area of fires in the forestries of the Eastern Forest Office is minimal

In July, the maximum daytime temperature in the Dnipropetrovsk region reached +39 degrees Celsius. In most areas, there has been no rain for months. Corn and sunflower crops are dying on farms. In forest areas, “hits” from KABs (guided aerial bombs) and drones are constantly recorded.

However, thanks to the quick response of the forest protection service, which received new equipment this year, the number and area of fires are minimal.

Over the past week, there were 7 forest fires covering an area of 9.14 hectares, most of which were caused by shelling (8.94 hectares).

Yesterday in the Zaporizhzhia region, in the Krutoyarivske forestry, two fires broke out as a result of six(!) guided aerial bombs falling.

There are cases where incendiary mixtures were sprayed from enemy drones over forest areas!

But the average area of a single fire is only 1.3 hectares, which means that foresters, together with the State Emergency Service, are preventing the fire from spreading.

All fires were promptly contained and extinguished.

The main reasons for the successful firefighting efforts are:

Modern firefighting equipment has been purchased

This year, the state-owned enterprise “Forests of Ukraine” purchased a large batch of forest fire modules for the “Eastern Forest Office” branch, which were installed on pickup trucks. In total, the branch’s supra-forestry offices have 21 fire trucks, 13 forest fire modules on an all-wheel-drive chassis, and 13 modules installed on pickup trucks. By the end of the year, SE “Forests of Ukraine” plans to purchase and transfer an additional 14 forest fire modules to the Eastern Forest Office.

Fire prevention infrastructure has been equipped

Since the beginning of the year, 1.8 thousand km of mineralized strips have been created, and 8.9 thousand have been maintained, which is almost double the planned target.

Training has been conducted

166 employees have completed training under the “forest firefighter” program, and 48 under the “forest fire suppression manager” program.

Cooperation with communities has been established

Since the beginning of the year, the branch’s forest protection service has conducted 315 raids to identify violators of fire safety rules, and 13 reports have been filed. Additionally, 530 educational talks have been held.