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March 18, 2025
Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting on preparations for the flood and fire hazard period.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting on preparations for the flood and fire-hazardous period. The event was attended by all responsible federal agencies – the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Roshydromet, Rosvodresursy and Rosleskhoz, as well as heads of the subjects of the Russian Federation.
“Of course, the regions should have conducted the relevant analysis and prepared for the new season taking into account the accumulated experience. I would like to note that the strategic planning documents stipulate the need for regions to eliminate at least 80% of fires within the first 24 hours after detection. I believe it is important to emphasize that if you do not spare the effort and resources to extinguish fires in the required volume right away, this is the key to success. The so-called traffic light scheme for extinguishing fires has been in effect for the second year, implying different levels of response depending on the complexity and duration of the fires. Special attention should be paid to improving fire extinguishing in hard-to-reach areas of the Far East and preventing the occurrence of landscape fires,” Dmitry Patrushev emphasized.
The Deputy Prime Minister recalled that almost 20 billion rubles have been allocated to the regions to strengthen preparations for the 2025 season. Including more than 5 billion additionally allocated to the most fire-prone regions – Yakutia, Transbaikalia and Krasnoyarsk Krai. In addition, this year almost half a billion rubles have been additionally allocated to Rosleskhoz to create a forest fire center in the Far East. The emergence of such a center should provide prompt assistance in extinguishing complex fires.
In the near future, Roshydromet will send a revised fire hazard forecast to the regions, with an emphasis on areas where the most likely deterioration in the situation is expected.
The Deputy Prime Minister drew the attention of the regions to the need to strengthen control, with the exception of agricultural fires, as well as their timely extinguishing in the event of fires. They also need to ensure the protection of populated areas at risk of the spread of landscape fires.
“Considering the unfavorable forecast for the spring period, the subjects of the Central, Southern, North Caucasian Federal Districts, southern Siberia, the Far East, the Volga region and the Urals need to concentrate their forces and resources in the most fire-hazardous areas. It is necessary to detect fires as quickly as possible and eliminate them within the first 24 hours,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Dmitry Patrushev instructed the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Emergency Situations, together with the regions, to create an interdepartmental headquarters to monitor the situation in the Central Federal District, as well as to monitor the situation throughout Russia on a weekly basis. Meetings of the headquarters with the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister will also be held regularly.
Dmitry Patrushev also stressed the importance of coordinated interdepartmental work between the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Federal Forestry Agency and prompt response to the deterioration of the situation related to forest fires. In addition, the Deputy Prime Minister called on the Ministry of Emergency Situations and the regions to ensure the uninterrupted operation of prompt public warning systems.
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