n January 5, at 08։45 the firefighting activities in “Chapkut” field restarted.
One fire unit from the Fire and Rescue Squad and the operative group from Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA left for the scene.
The fire was localized at 14:30 and extinguished at 16:27.
It should be recalled that on January 3, at 10:42 an emergency call was received to Tavush Regional Crisis Management Center that there had been smoking hearths in “Chapkut” field in the forest near the 7th km of Ijevan-Dilijan roadway.
Two fire units from the Fire and Rescue Squad of Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA dispatched to the scene.
10 employees of “Ijevan Forestry” branch of “Hayantar” SNCO, 15 rescuers participated and one drone was involved in the firefighting activities.
Due to the darkness and bad terrain the firefighting activities were temporarily stopped: in about 4 ha area dried leaves, stumps and grassland were burning.
The firefighters and the employees of “Ijevan Forestry” branch of “Hayantar” SNCO implemented patrolling.
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On January 4, at 07:40 the operative group from Tavush Regional Rescue Department of the Rescue Service of the MES of RA left for the scene to restart the firefighting activities in “Chapkut” field.
32 rescuers participated and one drone was involved in the firefighting activities.
Due to the darkness and bad terrain the firefighting activities were temporarily stopped: in about 7 ha area dried leaves, stumps and grassland were burning.
The firefighters implemented patrolling.
