Inflammability of the Velsk forestry in the Arkhangelsk region

The article analyzes forest inflammability in the Velsky district of the Arkhangelsk Region, since this area, according to statistics, leads the list of regions with the largest number of forest fires per 5 years. Forest inflammability was characterized by a relative fire area (hectares burned per 1000 ha), the frequency of fires (number of fires per 1000 ha) and an average fire area (ha) per year. The following factors affecting the parameters of forest inflammability were considered: natural fire hazard, percentage of pine plantations, and fire season duration. The distribution of fires was analyzed by purpose, categories of protective forests, types of forest, period of occurrence, days of the week, and causes of occurrence. The green belt was shown to be characterized by the highest inflammability. The largest burnout areas are characteristic for polytric pine forests. Most of the forest fires occur in mid-July and on weekends. Therefore, if you exclude lightning as the only natural source of forest fires, human behavior turns out to be the main cause of fires in the Velsky district. In this regard, it is necessary to carry out extensive outreach work with the population, set up local information boards and stands, organize and constantly monitor recreation places, especially on holidays, as well as block access to forests by installing barriers during the fire danger season.