The president demanded that the fire situation from last year be prevented from happening again.
«I am paying particular attention to avoiding a repeat of the situation from last year, when forest fires have become the longest and most intense in the last few years. We must radically change the situation in which it is, of course, necessary,» said the head of state .
He also reminded that the regulations also regulate the issues of landscape fires that concern forest areas: from 1 January this year. such fires must be extinguished by provincial and municipal authorities. In addition, as part of the nationwide project Ecology, specialist fire-fighting equipment and appliances are updated.
During the last day in Russia, 184 natural fires were extinguished in an area of 8.7 thousand square meters. ha. According to Avialesookhrana, there are currently 101 fires in the country in 18 regions.
