In hot, dry weather, forest fires represent a natural disaster. Thousands of hectares of forests are burned out every year in almost all regions of the Russian Federation. All the forces of the regional and Federal Ministry of Emergency Situations are being deployed to fight the fire.
There can be many reasons for a fire in a forest. Drought leads to the fact that peat areas, fallen trees, forest felling can flare up almost instantly. The share of fires due to natural causes does not exceed 8% of the total number of fires. For example, lightning can strike dry deadwood, which ignites in seconds.
The rest of the fires occur through the fault of a person. An untimely extinguished fire, a carelessly thrown smoldering cigarette, even empty bottles left in the forest can focus the sun's rays and cause a fire.
Fighting fire in burning forests is quite a challenge. The best known are several methods that are used in case of fires. The most common is the use of explosives. A reflective screen is hung in front of the fire front and a powerful explosion is made with the help of a cord charge. The reflective force wave helps stop the spread of the fire.
In addition, aircraft are used to fight fire. Special equipment ASP-500 delivers tons of compositions capable of extinguishing a fire into the fire zone. This is the most effective way to fight fire. Fire storm suppression helps prevent man-made disasters and accidents. Unfortunately, it is not possible to extinguish fires on thousands of hectares in this way.
Often nature itself comes to the rescue. Heavy rains, which always occur after a long drought, extinguish the last blazing pockets.
If the summer is excessively dry, forest fires rage almost incessantly. A short-term respite after extinguishing the fire is replaced by new sources of ignition. The emergency situation can continue until late autumn, until long drizzling rains begin.
