УДК 630* 431.2
Authors:
E. P. Platonov, I. A. Panin
Ural State Forestry Engineering University (Yekaterinburg, Sibirsky Trakt str., 37)
Summary. The main reasons for the increase in the actual fire rate of forests on the territory of the Russian Federation are analyzed. It is noted that the main reason for the increase in the number of forest fires and the area covered by them is not climate change, but mistakes made in organizing forest fire protection.
Key words: forest fire, forest fire, fire fighting device, extinguishing efficiency.