Head of Russias Emergencies Ministry Vladimir Puchkov will hold another meeting in Irkutsk on the forest fire situation

On September 10 in Irkutsk, Vladimir Puchkov will hold a meeting on the forest fire situation after a working trip to Buryatia. Earlier the minister sharply criticized fire suppression and demanded no new fires, noting the main cause is human factor. Now the fire area has stabilized at 15 thousand hectares, while fire continues on forest fund lands and protected areas.

On September 10, Russia’s Minister for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters Vladimir Puchkov will hold a meeting in Irkutsk on the forest fire situation. This was reported by the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for the Irkutsk Region.
— Vladimir Puchkov will fly to Irkutsk from Buryatia. In Irkutsk, the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry will hold a working meeting on the forest fire situation. After that, the minister will fly to Moscow, — the press service said.
On August 9 in Ulan-Ude, Vladimir Puchkov held an operational meeting of the working group of the Government Commission and the Emergency Situations Commission of the Republic of Buryatia, at which he assessed the progress of work to extinguish forest fires.
“Keep all localized fires under strict control, carry out guarding and final extinguishing to avoid new outbreaks. There must be no new fires,” the minister demanded.
At present, one active fire remains in the republic. Over the past 24 hours, 15 fires have been localized.
“Bring in all ground forces. We are finishing off one active fire, and there must be no more of them,” Vladimir Puchkov emphasized.
Over the last month of summer, the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry visited the Irkutsk Region twice. He held meetings in Irkutsk on the forest fire situation. Vladimir Puchkov criticized the organization of firefighting in the region and noted the importance of preventing new fire outbreaks, as well as the need to conduct medical examinations of the population in smoky areas.
The main cause of forest fires is the human factor, the minister noted.
The area of fires in the region has stabilized at 15,000 hectares since September 7. As of 08:00 on September 9, 10.6 thousand hectares are burning on forest fund lands, and 4.8 thousand hectares on protected areas lands.