As of March, 343 fires were registered in Poltava Oblast, up 75% year-on-year. The fire destroyed dry vegetation on a total area of 288.7 hectares.
This was reported by the Poltava Regional State Administration.
Rescuers remind you what to do if you find yourself near a fire:
- do not run away from the fire;
- cross the edge of the fire upwind, covering your head and face with outerwear.
- If the wind speed is low, go to the windward side to an open space (lawn, road).
- space (lawn, road, river, stream, etc.);
- beware of peat dips and unexpected gusts of wind from
- underground peat fires;
- when moving, feel the peat soil with a pole in the direction of
- direction of movement.
The main cause of forest fires is human negligence and ignoring fire safety rules. An unextinguished fire, a thrown match or cigarette, or children's pranks can cause irreparable damage to the forest.
- Use open flames;
- leave oiled or impregnated with combustible substances wiping material;
- fill engine tanks with fuel, use faulty machines, smoke or use open flames near machines that are refueling;
- leave bottles or glass fragments, as they can act as incendiary lenses;
- burning grass under trees, in forest glades, clearings, as well as stubble in fields, in the forest;
- make fires in coniferous young trees, logging areas, in places with dry grass, under tree crowns, and in areas of damaged forest.
According to Ecopolitic, in Kyiv, a fire in the Osokorky Ecopark destroyed 7% of the natural floodplain vegetation in the wet meadows of the Osokorkivski Luki local nature reserve.
