A fire in Lower Silesian Forest broke out yesterday. A rescue and firefighting action is underway. The action has been performed by the PSP and TSO units and firefighting airplanes chartered by Polish State Forests. The Official Polish State Forests account on Twitter informs that currently a extinguish the fire has been took place and a necessary steps have been taken to eliminate its results.
Trwa akcja ratowniczo-gaśnicza w lasach dolnośląskich. Pożar już objął łącznie ok.20 ha lasów #NadleśnictwoPieńsk i #NadleśnictwoRuszów. W akcji oprócz zastępów PSP i OSP, udział biorą samoloty gaśnicze czarterowane przez #LasyPaństwowe pic.twitter.com/tb7rZVteG9
— Lasy Państwowe (@LPanstwowe) June 24, 2022
A firefighting airplane, or more precisely aerial firefighting is a type of aircraft used to application of aerial resources, both fixed-wing and rotorcraft, on a fire. In Poland, the most popular airplane used during the firefighting actions is the PZL-Mielec M-18 Dromader (Polish: “Dromedary”).
It is a single engine agricultural aircraft that is manufactured by PZL-Mielec in Poland. The aircraft is used mainly as a cropduster or firefighting machine.
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wikipedia.org/ PZL-Mielec M-18B Dromader, Greece – Air Force
Pożar, który rozpoczął się wczoraj, udało się zatrzymać, trwa dogaszanie. Łącznie spaliło się ok.80 ha lasów #NadleśnictwoPieńsk i #NadleśnictwoRuszów. Tytaniczną pracę wykonali strażacy z 50 zastępów, piloci 7 samolotów gaśniczych czarterowanych przez @LPanstwowe oraz leśnicy. pic.twitter.com/dDYXFYRMWz
— Lasy Państwowe (@LPanstwowe) June 25, 2022
Today, the fire has been successfully stopped and is being the extinguishment. In total, about 80 hectares of Lower Silesian Forest in Pieńsk Forest District and Ruszów Forest District were burned. The titanic work was performed by firefighters from 50 teams and pilots of 7 firefighting airplanes.