Volunteers received awards for saving forests of Transbaikalia from fire

In the Trans-Baikal Territory, volunteers who extinguished forest fires were awarded. Among the awardees are people of different professions.

As Governor Alexander Osipov said in his Telegram channel, this fire season has become one of the most difficult in the last few years. We managed to survive thanks to the courage, solidarity and dedication of the people.

Volunteers extinguished forests together with professional firefighters, volunteers and local residents, the ChitaMedia news agency notes.

On July 9, the press service of the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Trans-Baikal Territory reported that 665 forest fires had been extinguished since the beginning of the season, and the fire had engulfed 2.6 million hectares. It was clarified that civil servants, volunteers and volunteers provided active assistance in extinguishing the fire.

On July 14, it was reported that the fire situation in the Trans-Baikal Territory and Buryatia had stabilized, and the emergency regime in the forests of these regions had been lifted.