ArmInfo.Minister of Nature Protection of Armenia Artsvik Minasyan ordered to establish round-the-clock watch and to put in the state of high alert the fire prevention technique.
According to Armenian Nature Protection Ministry press service, related to high temperature background, the fire situation threatens the directors of state non-profit organizations that manage and protect specially protected natural areas, the order of the minister is instructed to establish a round-the-clock watch and to put fire prevention equipment on high alert. Those responsible for the sphere should immediately inform the minister and the relevant state agencies of any recorded fires.
The Ministry also appeals to the population: to exercise caution and refrain from building fires in forest and other green areas, as well as from agricultural work to burn fields of sloping wheat.
To note, Armenian rescuers continue work on extinguishing two flatter fires in Armenia. On August 10, at 18:50, the National Center for Crisis Management of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of the Republic received a signal that a fire broke out in the territories near the village of Artavan in the Vayots Dzor region of Armenia. In the following days, the fire spread to the territory of several hundred hectares. From 12:30 on August 12 in the Khosrov forest 200-250 hectares of grass and forest are burning on the site Winter and the surrounding territories.