Do not create trouble with your own hands…

Spring weather has become a signal for people to start tidying up their household plots.

However, it is not only summer residents and owners of private land plots who burn garbage. Unfortunately, this practice is also used in roadside areas – acrid streams of white smoke stretch along fields, meadows, and roadsides.

Almost every year, spring fires lead to accidents – fires in residential buildings, outbuildings, injuries and deaths. Agricultural fires and burning of dry vegetation are prohibited in Belarus.

According to current fire safety regulations, bonfires can be made on household plots, provided that the burning and smoldering process is continuously monitored.

Areas for bonfires must be cleared of combustible substances and materials, dry vegetation, and equipped with extinguishing agents.

The burning and smoldering process must be carried out in such a way that flames and sparks do not fall on combustible elements of buildings, outbuildings and structures, or on stored combustible substances and materials.

Upon completion of the burning process, the remnants of burning (smoldering) materials must be extinguished until smoldering completely stops.

Bonfires are not allowed on peat soils, under tree canopies, and flammable and combustible liquids (except for liquids specifically designed for ignition) cannot be used to ignite bonfires and coals.

Bonfires and the use of special devices for cooking are not allowed in buildings and outbuildings.

It is forbidden to make bonfires or use special devices for cooking on balconies, loggias, and terraces.

For those who enjoy outdoor recreation, it is worth reminding them:

· do not leave unextinguished bonfires, matches, cigarette butts, glass bottles (they act like magnifying glasses in the sun, focusing sunlight and igniting grass, moss, etc.) in recreation areas;

· do not pass by burning grass; if it is impossible to extinguish the fire on your own, report the fires to the duty service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations by phone "101", "112".