The problem of fire fighting during the hours of darkness

The article presents the results of the first stage of investigation, aimed at improving the efficiency of the system for forest protection from fire by improving the organization and works to extinguish forest fires due to the optimal use of the dark conditions, increasing the safety of workers of...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2020-01, Vol.421 (6), p.62002
Main Authors: Savchenkova, V A, Korshunov, N A, Perminov, A V, Voinash, S A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Control equipment
Darkness
Extinguishing
Fire fighting
Forest & brush fires
Forest fires
Forest protection
Forests
Ground cover
Occupational safety
Visibility
Weather
Working conditions
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Summary:The article presents the results of the first stage of investigation, aimed at improving the efficiency of the system for forest protection from fire by improving the organization and works to extinguish forest fires due to the optimal use of the dark conditions, increasing the safety of workers of forest fire groups in difficult conditions. The possibility of increasing the impact degree on the border of an existing forest fire with available forces and tools on the first day is equivalent to gaining an increase in the amount of labor hours spent within one operational period. It is comparable to the positive effect of using additional forces for a short period of time. The article presents the results of the first stage of the study. The analysis results of the state in the practice of extinguishing forest fires t dark conditions are presented. In analysis, the attention is focused on the peculiarities of the extinguishing forest fires in difficult conditions, taking into account the influence of the main regulatory factors such as limited visibility, terrain, types of plantings and ground cover, weather conditions, tools and fire extinguishing equipment used, tactical techniques and fire extinguishing methods, equipment firefighting units by individual and group protection tools, application of standard procedures for controlling forces and equipment in a fire, presence of hazardous working conditions, compliance the regulations of the existing law. In the course of the analysis, domestic and foreign experience of extinguishing forest fires at dark conditions was considered. A field research program for the next phase has been organized.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/421/6/062002