The causes of fires and the effectiveness of the fire protection system of the State Forests in 2010–2019 on the example of the Kielce Forest District Cover Image

Przyczyny pożarów i skuteczność systemu ochrony przeciwpożarowej Lasów Państwowych w latach 2010–2019 na przykładzie Nadleśnictwa Kielce
The causes of fires and the effectiveness of the fire protection system of the State Forests in 2010–2019 on the example of the Kielce Forest District

Author(s): Tomasz Kalicki, Paweł Przepióra, Grzegorz Żarnowiecki, Grzegorz Król, Marcin Frączek
Subject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Regional Geography, Human Ecology, Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: Forest fires; fire protection system; Kielce Forest District; meteorological conditions; duff;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the causes of the forest fires and the effectiveness of the State Forests fire protection system in Kielce Forest District. A comparative analysis of the course of selected meteorological data favoring the occurrence of fires and forest fires data (databases TETRAX electronic, SILP, Llas.2) in 2010–2019, with particular emphasis on fires with unknown causes was obtained and analyzed. This allowed to establish the dominance of anthropogenic over natural factors in forest fires ignition. The high effectiveness of the fire protection system was confirmed, which is related to i.e. with a dense network of roads and the lack of large, compact forest complexes.

  • Issue Year: 19/2020
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 41-54
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish