"The increased probability of exceeding the average annual values of the fire danger parameters is predicted in the territory of the North-West Federal District (the entire territory of the Leningrad Region, the southern part of the Republic of Karelia, the western part of the Arkhangelsk Region, the north-western part of the Vologda Region, the northern part of the Pskov and Novgorod Regions)" - it is spoken in the message on a site of department.
The occurrence of forest fires is possible in the western part of the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District and the western part of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, the eastern part of the Kurgan Region, and the southern part of the Tyumen Region.
In the Siberian Federal District, forest fires can occur in the south of the Omsk region, the west of the Novosibirsk region, the west of the Altai Territory, the eastern part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the north of the Irkutsk region.
In the Far East, there is a danger for forests in the western and central parts of Yakutia, as well as in the north-east of Kamchatka.
At present, the struggle against large-scale forest fires continues in Siberia and Yakutia. Fire covered about 3 million hectares of forest.
Read more about fire fighting in RT.