Fighting forest and landscape fires in forestry

Abstract

Wildfire is a serious disastrous phenomenon for nature and the population of our country and the whole world. Wildfires, which result in enormous economic losses, take a toll in human life and affect ecosystems, are a fundamental problem. The article assesses the fire hazards of Leshchevskoe forestry in the Volgograd region. The total area of the forest fund of the forestry is 17004 ha. The area covered by forests is 9313 ha. According to the forest zoning the territory of Leshchevskoe forestry attributed to the steppe region of the European part of Russia of the steppe forest zone. The article contains natural and climatic characteristics of the forestry territories, the indicators of the characteristics of forest and non-forest zones of the forestry fund, the fire hazard classes, the tree species composition and the major forest types. The main causes of forest fires and factors that increase the fire risks of forestry have been identified. The list and terms of measures for the organization of monitoring and control of fire hazards in forests and forest fires, as well as measures for the organization of fire detection, inventory and monitoring systems on the territory of Leshchevsky forestry are set out.