According to ISNA, Reza Aflatoni, the head of the coury’s natural resources and watershed manageme organization, said:
The involveme of the human factor in the elite fire is certain. Forest fire happens in many couries, as it happened in Türkiye, and we helped them. On November 10, the first fire was reported and extinguished in Elite. The second fire was reported on November 24, and due to the environmeal conditions, the suppression operation was prolonged, and due to climate changes, these eves are normal.
Unprecedeed vulnerability of northern forests
He said that several fires were recorded in the elite area of Mazandaran between 10 and 24 November.
Due to the impassability of the area, the occurrence of natural fire is unlikely and the human factor is certain. Investigations on whether the accide was ieional or accideal are ongoing. Severe drought and 63 days without rain have made the forests of the north extremely vulnerable; The recurrence of elite fires is a serious alarm for all of us.
The head of the coury’s natural resources and watershed manageme organization coinued:
The natural resources and environme protection unit was prese in the region from the first minutes of the fire on November 24 in Elit. The firefighting operation took several days due to difficult conditions. In the eight mohs of this year, 2,102 cases of fire have been recorded in the forests of Mazandaran; A process that cannot be corolled without risk manageme and people’s cooperation. The human factor in elite fires has been confirmed, but the determination of whether it was ieional or accideal is under investigation by experts and the final result will be announced.
Stating that the fire manageme was done with the complete coordination of the devices despite the difficult geographical conditions, he poied to his 27-year experience in the field of natural resources and said:
The actual conditions of the fire and the difficulty of the operation should also be considered. In fire manageme, the success criteria of fire corol in the shortest time, the least damage and the least casualties. The geographical conditions of the area are very difficult and the slopes are above 80 degrees, machines were not allowed to eer the area, even the landing of helicopters was done several kilometers away from the fire place. This was in the case that in the last three operations in the neighboring areas, firefighting operations were carried out very quickly and no one was informed at all.
The burned area is less than 10 hectares
The head of the Natural Resources and Watershed Manageme Organization added:
We had to use helicopters and helipad facilities to transfer forces and equipme. In this area, only expert climbers were allowed to eer. The conditions of forest cover piled up with dead leaves and humidity below 30% were similar to gasoline and gunpowder. In such a situation, fire corol is very complicated. According to satellite images, the burned area is less than 10 hectares and the final assessme will be done after complete extinguishme.
