About 600 Moscow rescuers from the capital and about 200 pieces of equipment put out fires in neighboring areas, informs Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on the Telegram channel.
From Moscow, 6 helicopters, about 400 people and 120 pieces of equipment were sent to the Ryazan region. In the Vladimir region – 200 people and 70 pieces of equipment. There has also been an increase in the number of heavy bulldozers used to create mineralized strips and prevent the spread of fire. Now there are 14 of them.
On August 20, 2022, volunteer rescuers from Moscow stopped the fire approach to the village of Olgino, located in the Ryazan region.
In the capital, experts monitor the weather. Special attention is paid to fire safety in parks and in nature.
Previously reported to be in Russia created complex for extinguishing forest fires from a helicopter.