Puchkov called insufficient work “Avialesookhrana” fire fighting – TASS

MOSCOW, September 25. /TASS/. The head EMERCOM of Russia Vladimir Puchkov praised the work of “Avialesookhrana” on the suppression of wildfires in Siberia as weak.

“They (Avialesookhrana) has curtailed their work and are already preparing for spring. Turn them back. Let them work” – he said on a conference call, addressing via video link to the head of the Siberian regional center of EMERCOM Sergey Didenko.

In turn, Deputy head of “Avialesookhrana” Andrew Zhilin explained to the Minister that the regions have not received requests for involvement of the forces of Avialesohrana”. “You have a good job to wait for the order. I am giving you such an application. Send in forces,” said the Beams.

“Avialesookhrana” – an institution subordinated to the Federal forestry Agency.

the Head EMERCOM of Russia has demanded to take additional measures to protect settlements from natural fires and prevent new fires.

“it is Necessary to take additional measures on protection of settlements, social facilities, infrastructure, and power lines. Some leaders relax, because they have good figures, but nature does not like such attitude. Risks need to calculate” – he said on a conference call in the MOE, where they discussed the situation with wildfires.

According to the MOE, the smoke from the forest fires recorded in the settlements of Buryatia, TRANS-Baikal territory and the Irkutsk region, including in Bratsk.

Puchkov noted that the necessary measures for the protection of the settlements are accepted, but they are not enough. “Very little work of the Commission on emergency situations in smoggy regions, insufficient work with the population. Strengthen the medical team, arrange assistance and support to the elderly and anyone who suffers from chronic diseases, work with the children,” – said the Minister.

He set the task to carry out a regrouping of forces and means to extinguish fires and protect human settlements from smoke. “Stop repeating the mantra that the maximum permissible concentration of harmful substances) is not exceeded. People feel discomfort”, – said Puchkov.

He had recommended to suspend logging activities in all regions where there is a smoke and reminded about the ban on burning of dry grass. “On all roads expose consolidated comprehensive posts of traffic police, supervision of the Ministry of emergency situations, Rospotrebnadzor, the Prosecutor’s office and forbid the movement of all types of wood for roads, the Minister said. – We banned the burning of dry vegetation, pay attention to strict compliance with the requirements of all normative documents in this area.”