Great fire: Over 180 firefighters are fighting a fire that broke out in the Biebrza National Park. They managed to master the fire, but the area was monitored all night, including using drones with thermovision. As the senior brigadier Grzegorz Lisowski, deputy of the Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service in Bialystok, reported at night, The action was extremely difficult due to the inaccessible area. “We could not get near the fire with heavy firefighting carts, which is why we used quads and specialized vehicles such as Sherp from the command in Mońki and Halinówka, “he said.
The scale is shocking: The fire covered an area of approx. 400 hectares – Justyna Kłusiewicz, spokeswoman for the Podlasie Voivodship Commander of the State Fire Service, said on Monday morning. They are burning, among others Peat bogs, reeds and forest young people. The situation is dynamic, but currently there is no further rapid spread of fire. On Sunday, however, a strong wind caused that fire could move even under its current.
Crisis staff: Podlasie Voivode Jacek Brzozowski announced that a crisis staff consisting of representatives of uniformed services, there is troops and state forests. A special coordination team was launched at the request of the Provincial Commander of the State Fire Service. The services call for caution and non -treatment of the threat. Any irresponsible behavior can have serious consequences – especially in such a dry and sensitive ecosystem as the Biebrza National Park,
RCB alert: In connection with the threat, the government security center sent an alert to the inhabitants of three poviats: Augustów, Grajewski and Moniec. They received an SMS with a warning against fire and a recommendation not to approach the endangered area and follow the instructions of emergency services.
The park is burning once again: This is another fire in the Biebrza National Park in recent days. Earlier fires, although smaller, also required intervention of emergency services. “Drought is ongoing. We are constantly appealing to carefully handle fire. Please do not fool the grass. Fires are a very big threat to the unique nature of the park and the surrounding forests, but also for people and their buildings” – the park employees appealed at the end of March.
Sources: IAR, PAP, Tvn24.pl