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"No forest fires recorded." Whose land was burning in Yamnoye?
Who owns the land near Voronezh where terrible fires broke out in September?
It has been a little over a month since the fire broke out in the Yamenskoye rural settlement of the Ramonsky district, covering an area of 50 hectares, which killed 190 employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. It involved 57 units of special equipment, Mi-8 helicopters and Il-76 aircraft. At that time, there were no casualties, and the fire did not cause visible damage. Grass and individual trees burned. But today, a month later, the same urgency remains a subject of disagreement for both the settlers and government agencies. More detailed information can be found on the resource "MOE!"
A few days after the fire, residents of Yamnoye asked Governor Alexander Gusev to confirm the possible inaction of the head of the Yamenskoye rural settlement, Stanislav Starodubtsev, during the fire. The editorial staff of "MOE!" contacted the "Yamnoye microdistrict Don" group on "VK" with a request to respond to the author of the appeal. The fire expressed itself?
However, the author of the appeal did not contact us. Perhaps (this is an assumption) it is about organizing food and rest for the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The main burden of all this was taken on by volunteers, and those responsible simply reported on social networks: "We did it." "We organized it"...
However, the anonymous author of the appeal published an official response on VK signed by the Minister of Internal Policy of the Voronezh Region Elena Derganova. We opened a temporary detention center, organized the delivery of water and food, delivered 370 hot breakfasts, lunches and dinners to the firefighters.
"According to the statements in the received appeal, there are no legal grounds for the Voronezh Region government to investigate the activities of local government bodies in the Yamenskoye rural settlement of the Ramonsky Autonomous Okrug." The answer is closed.
It should be noted that 370 portions are calculated as a result of three days of intense work of almost 200 firefighters. Somehow it looks modest, but oh well, as the Yamensk residents wrote on social networks: "...I wonder if this is still relevant. Are you tired of putting out this fire and clinging to your medals? What difference does it make who helped what and what they did?"
Regarding the cause of the fire, the regional department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said "MINE!" This was reported by a correspondent. They replied: "The results of the fire-technical investigation showed that the cause of the fire was an open flame. There were cases of careless handling of fire or deliberate arson. Now measures are being taken to identify the culprits. Russian emergency response agencies are conducting an investigation, which has been allocated a month, but in the most difficult cases it can be extended. Now this is how it is..."
By the way, literally the next day after the fire was extinguished, the head of the Yamenskoye rural settlement Stanislav Starodubtsev wrote to one of the liaisons that the fire most likely started due to a violation of safety rules during transportation. Welding work on one of the buildings under construction on Pobedy Street.
In fact, a few days ago, "MY!" In a conversation with a correspondent, the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, who recalled this fact and expressed the above-mentioned answer, noted that on his part this was only an assumption.
We also talked to Stanislav Sergeyevich about possible damage to the village from the fire and noted that there was no damage. No one was hurt, the house burned down. Then he added that for more accurate information people should contact the forestry department. It was their land that was burning.
— There is no city land in our village, only roads, playgrounds and other public spaces. Almost all the land in our village is forest and privately owned. The damage from what happened to us was minimal. The grass and rare trees burned. Now some compare the situation with what happened in Borovoe in 2010 and say that the fire will be beneficial to those who want to build something on the burnt land. I will note that it is not profitable for the landowner to burn it, and it is even less profitable for the landowner to set fire to his land if he is going to build something there. It is better to cut down a tree than to burn it. These lands periodically "unfreeze", in some areas something is built on them, and it is much more difficult to build on burnt land than on ordinary land," the official added.
"MOYO!" correspondent We also contacted the local forestry department and inquired about the ownership of the land that burned in mid-September, the extent of the damage and the storage location of dry deadwood in the forest. Firefighters and volunteers who helped them were provided with sufficient food during the fires.
I answer literally. "The land engulfed in fire on September 13-15 belongs to the lands of the Yamenskoye rural settlement of the Ramonsky Autonomous Okrug of the Voronezh Region and borders on the lands of the Forest Fund. Semiluksky forestry, Podgorensky forestry district, Voronezh Region. This year, no forest fires have been recorded on the lands of the Semiluksky forest fund and no damage has been caused to forestry. There is no information from the Forestry Department of the Voronezh Region about fire zones, forest restoration measures and facts of placing logging residues (stockpiled dry dead trees) in the forests of rural settlements. Firefighters and volunteers complicated the extinguishing process."
Of course, this is a strange situation. Two branches of government – regional and local – provide journalists with contradictory information. However, in mid-September there were no casualties or serious damage, and this is fortunate, but officials had to sort it out themselves...