Fires in Kazakhstan
Forest Fires in Kazakhstan
29 September 2004
Latest map of the Fire Laboratory of the Sukachev Institute ofForest, Krasnoyarsk
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Updated informationon current forest fires and summary for the 2004 fire season of the Republic of Kazakhstan for 24 September 2004:
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Number of forest fires from the beginning of the year: 1186
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Total area burned in 2004: 55749 ha
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Including covered with a wood: 43536 ha
Most affected regions by forest fires:
Kustanay:
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Number of Forest Fires: 135
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Area burned: 7818 ha
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Including covered with a wood: 7662 ha
Dgambyl:
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Number of Forest Fires: 17
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Area burned: 37741 ha
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Including covered with a wood: 28359 ha
Source: Mr.Nikolay I.Ezhov, Director of the Kazakh Base for Aerial Forest Fire Protection
Mr. Nikolay I. Eghov
Chief, Avialesookhrana of Kazakhstan
Gorkogo St. 259
Almaty
Kazakhstan, 480020
According to the Remote SensingLaboratory of the Sukachev Institute for Forest in Krasnoyarsk (RussianFederation) the total land area affected by fire in Kazakhstan in the 2004 fireseason is 676 244 ha (28 September 2004).
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