As the aviation EMERCOM fighting forest fires

Fire Protection conducted by the crew of the aircraft Be-200ES, Mi-8 and Mi-26 on the most complex natural fires in the guerrilla, Khasan and Shkotovsky areas.





In the morning at the airport Lakers keys simultaneously arrived in Khabarovsk Mi-26T helicopter and amphibious aircraft from Siberia Be-200ES.



Khabarovsk guest Mi-26T - the world's largest serial transport helicopter



Be-200 ES went to put out the National Park "Land of Leopard", and we flew by helicopter to the guerrilla zone.



The helicopter is equipped with a drain unit (APU), which is a soft special tank capacity of 12 tons, transported by helicopter to the external sling.



Helicopter ready to fly



Loading drain devices



Go to Artem, the edge wraps dense haze.



Through the open window the smell of burning grass.



Burning everything and everywhere



District Sukhodola smoke



The task of the Mi-26T was putting a major focus in the guerrilla zone





Helicopters have to make a stop in order to expand the weir device







Apparel closed, the device is ready



Technicians fixed the APU on the bottom of the helicopter



In the cockpit of the Mi-26T



Water for extinguishing forest fires should be fresh



So the helicopter to the city of Partizansk, which fills the cup in a local reservoir



Local athletes are at this moment engaged in rowing, was very shocked by this confluence of events



Helicopter easily cope with the task



This container is placed 12 tons of water.



The unique capacity of the Mi-26 determined the exceptional attraction of this rotary-wing heavy truck conversion into a carrier means of suppression and localization of large fires.



During the flight to the epicenter of the fire, the dome rocking from side to side.



This method of extinguishing only at first glance seems simple.



Intake and discharge of water requires high precision and coordination of the entire crew of the helicopter



Flight speed when draining water is 120 km / h



Mission accomplished, the fuel is running out, it is time to return to base



In total over the seat of the fire was carried out four Strait, but in general the three aircraft produced 25 sinks - 309 tons of water.



The main task of the Russian Emergencies Ministry aircraft at the same time - to prevent the transfer of fire on settlements.



The fire situation in the province has developed after the snowless winter and warm. And the onset of spring has not changed the situation - in Primorye still marked rainfall deficit.



Before returning to do another stop and remove the dome APU







Pictures after the fire







Returning back to back with the amphibian, which has successfully worked in the Khasan district.



Already the next morning, in the same composition, the crews of both vehicles be advanced back.



March 21 Primorye Governor Vladimir Miklushevsky introduced in the province of special fire regime obliging Primorye follow certain rules:
- A ban on cultivation of an open fire and burning garbage in the municipality;
- A ban on hot work in the forests on forest lands and lands of other categories;
- Timely cleaning of settlements from combustible materials and debris;
- Creation at the residential buildings adjacent to forests, water reserve for fire extinguishing fire protection and restoration of mineralized strips.
If a violation of fire safety regulations was the reason for a forest fire, the penalty will be up to 5 thousand citizens, 50 thousand for the officials and from 500 thousand to 1 million rubles for legal entities.



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