OREANDA-NEWS. October 6, 2011. As of October 4 two seats of fire have been detected in the sanitary protection zone of the Bratsk Branch of Ilim Group. No open fire has been detected, however about 50 ha of forest floor is still on fire. Over 150 Bratsk Branch employees and around 10 machinery units are involved in fire-extinguishing operations.

After a state of emergency was declared by the local authorities in Bratsk, the Bratsk Branch of Ilim Group summoned its professional fire and rescue crews from a special-purpose structural unit as well as volunteers.

The Forestry Branch employees have put out 78 and contained 2 forest fires since the beginning of the forest fire season in the Bratsk District. Fire-fighting operations involve 26 people, 8 machinery units, including 1 bulldozer, 1 tractor, 5 trucks and a trawl.