Emergency safety call to producers in Çanakkale against increasing forest fire risk
Key Points
- Forest fire risk in Çanakkale has risen to a critical level due to increasing temperatures.
- Producers are required to keep fire extinguishers and water tankers in areas near the forest.
- Cereal producers must create a protective strip, plowed 5-10 meters wide, adjacent to the forest.
- Burning stubble and randomly throwing cigarette butts into nature are prohibited, and the public is asked to report incidents to the 112 Emergency Call Center.
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With summer temperatures rising above seasonal norms, the forest fire risk in Çanakkale has reached a critical level. The Çanakkale Governor's Office and the Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Directorate have issued an urgent warning aimed at farmers, beekeepers, and livestock breeders to protect green areas and agricultural production.
In the statement made by the authorities, it was emphasized that precautions in areas where agricultural lands and forests intertwine are of vital importance. In this context, it has become mandatory for producers to complete the cleaning of dry grass in fields bordering the forest and to carry out harvesting activities accompanied by a fire extinguisher and a water tanker.
Furthermore, cereal producers are asked to create a fire safety strip, cleared of stubble, 5-10 meters wide after the harvest. Authorities reminded the public to comply with the stubble burning ban and to immediately call the 112 Emergency Call Center in case of any smoke or sign of fire.
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- What safety equipment must producers keep with them against forest fires?
- Producers must keep a fire extinguisher and a sufficient amount of water tanker with them to respond immediately to a possible fire while working in areas near the forest.
- What kind of precaution should cereal producers take in fields at the edge of the forest?
- After the harvest, cereal producers should create a protective strip, 5 to 10 meters wide, completely cleared of stubble and plowed, in their fields adjacent to the forest.
- What should be done when any sign of fire is observed?
- In the event of the slightest smoke or sign of fire, the 112 Emergency Call Center should be called without wasting any time.
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