KKL-Junk met today (Tuesday) and summarized the fire season due to the start of the rainy season, the data shows that there was a dramatic decrease in the number of fires that broke out.
The data shows that this year 443 fires broke out in the forests, compared to about 840 last summer in a similar period.
In the last fire season, 443 fires ignited in the forests, compared to 840 that ignited in 2021, and in 2020, 1020 fires broke out.
In terms of dunams, this is a 70% decrease compared to last year, when 18 thousand dunams of forested area were burned this year, compared to 60 thousand that were burned the year before.
A fire in Tzur Hadassah (archive), photo: Oren Ben Hakon
In KKL-Junk, success is attributed to the implementation of a greater number of technological measures for the early detection of fires, and the establishment of buffer zones around forests and settlements, and in the various units whose role is to suppress fires while they are small, thus neutralizing them before they spread. For example, the observation array. This is a special supervision team in KKL-Junk "L Hapoel with the aim of locating hazards in the forests by using innovative technological means.
Rami Zaritsky, in charge of protecting the forest from emergency fire at KKL-Junk: "The KKL-Junk firefighting system started the summer 2022 fire season in mid-April in the southern region, and from the beginning of May in the central and northern regions, when we finished the season on November 30. KKK teams They worked hard and were on call every day, including weekends and holidays.
The firefighting system is assisted by technological means unique to the Kimet Foundation in the detection and identification of fires in large ranges.
After the discovery, ground and air forces are directed, if necessary, to the areas of the fires.
In one of the fires that broke out this year, we were even able to use the drones to locate a lighter, which was targeted by police forces, and he was caught and is under police treatment."
Towards next year: "KKL teams are preparing during the summer for training, refreshing equipment, purchasing new equipment and more.
Also, we anticipate that for next season, about six new fire engines will join the system, as well as mobile fire extinguishers for vans, new detection and identification means for the observation system, and professional training for the management levels of the fires."
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