Forest Fire Alarm in Çanakkale, Bursa and Bilecik

As you may recall, we visited different parts of the country more than once in the last summer with quite severe violence. Forest fire out; Hundreds of thousands of hectares of land were destroyed in the fires, in which 8 people lost their lives. In fires that cannot be brought under control for days, it will respond to the fire. not enough helicopters and planes has been the target of criticism.

Forest fires, which are the nightmare of summer months, came a little early this year. With the warming of the weather, Turkey’s in three different cities forest fire broke out. While two of the fires are under control, efforts are still ongoing to extinguish one fire.

Forest fires in Bursa, Bilecik and Çanakkale

Canakkale, Bursa and Bilecik Forest fires broke out in three different provinces. From these fires, teams affiliated to the Metropolitan Municipality and Bursa Forestry Directorate started to respond immediately to the fires that broke out in the forest areas near Dağyenice District of Bursa’s Nilüfer District and Karaislah District of Osmangazi District. The fire advanced to Soğukpınar Mahallesi with the force of the wind. 60 hectares of area affected by the fire under control in the morning It was reported that the refrigeration works are still in progress.

Forest fire in Bilecik

The forest fire in Bilecik started yesterday at noon in the Abuşlar location between Kızıldamlar and Kurtköy, which is connected to the center. Fortunately, the fire that got stronger with the effect of the wind 12 hours laterwas taken under control before reaching the village center. Bilecik Governor, who examined the region and received information from the authorities. Kemal Kizilkaya, “The fire that started in the afternoon was partially under control as of 00:15. The fire was fought candidly with 43 construction machines and 174 personnel. The fire was brought under control before it escalated any further. 300 acres There is talk of an area, but we will reveal it more clearly when the sun comes up.” recorded as.

Forest fire in Çanakkale

On the other hand, efforts are still continuing to control the forest fire in the Bayramiç district of Çanakkale. The fire, which started in the forest area near Dagoba village, increased its speed per hour in the region. 30 kilometersIt got bigger due to the strong wind above.

Çanakkale Forestry Regional Manager Enver Demirci, for the fire that many workers were responding to, together with 15 digressions and 5 water tankers, “Since the beginning of the fire, we have mobilized all our resources in Çanakkale to the region. With the instruction of our esteemed General Manager from Ankara, our reinforcement teams set out from Istanbul, Bursa and Balıkesir. We have covered a certain distance in the fire so far, but we have yet to ‘control’ it. “We can’t say. The fire is still going on. After it is brought under control, our teams will work on the reason for the exit.” used the phrases. In addition, in the region agricultural lands was also stated.

Is Turkey prepared for forest fires this year?

Well, how prepared is Turkey, whose lungs burned last year, for forest fires this year? In his statement on the subject, General Manager of Forestry Bekir Karacabey stated that in the 2022 budget, a fire extinguisher will be purchased. 2 billion 400 million lira noted that a budget has been allocated; He stated that 5 more forest fire planes would be purchased. Expressing that they plan to establish fire pools and ponds every 5 kilometers, especially in regions where the effects of fires are felt intensely, Karacabey stated that they are also working to strengthen their fleet and crews.

However, the number of drones 8′e is the number of firefighting aircraft 20and the number of helicopters 55Expressing that they will be taken to Turkey, President Erdoğan also made a statement regarding the fires. artificial intelligence system announced that it will be established; This system, named ‘Remote Smoke Detection Fire Early Warning System’, can detect smoke in an area of ​​20 kilometers through the cameras in the forest watchtowers. in two minutes It was stated that it could detect the fire.