One of the main requirements for ensuring the fire safety of settlements in the period of fire danger is the plowing around settlements on the border with forest and field plots.

Fires can occur for various reasons, if barriers capable of isolating the fire source are not created in advance, the consequences can be tragic due to the speed of fire spread. Fire extinguishing is necessary to prevent the spread of an uncontrolled fire.

Fire extinguishers are inexpensive, and in the event of a fire, such measures are very effective. All owners and tenants of lands adjacent to forest and steppe areas must plow the land.

For plowing, bulldozers and tractors equipped with plows and cutters that rotate and crush the soil are used. As a result of tearing, a mineralized strip appears, which prevents the spread of fire.

"A mineralized strip at least 4 meters wide can stop the spread of fire before the arrival of natural fire extinguishing or community protection forces. Organization leaders and people should understand that this measure will help save property in the event of a fire."

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/kostanai-auliekol-audany-akimat/press/news/details/973702?lang=kk