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– I sit with a small smile about my mouth. It's the third day with a tremendous effort from all our ground crews and helicopters, and for a few hours I could confirm that we had control, "says Jan Røilid, Kristiansands Fire Chief.
Forest fires ravaged at least 200 targets inside County Road 251 on Vindlandsheia, between Birkeland and Grimstad, since Thursday
Røilid says that there is still a lot of work but the crews almost walk and appreciate drooping shoulders, and that work is now only on extinction. The plan which was drawn up on Friday night was possible until the forest fire was declared Sunday
The fire jumped
The two teams from the Kristiansand and Grimstad region took part in the construction work. closing with the help of farmers. in the forest or affiliated with the forest.
– In addition, I must congratulate the state that has presented two terrific deliveries in the form of civil defense helicopters and wildfires. I got what I asked for, and that meant we arrived much more quickly in a mode where we have the ability to handle side events, "says the Fire Chief.
There were more fires at nearby Aust-Agder and Telemark this weekend, but the crews escaped a new forest fire of a magnitude similar to that of Vindlandsheia. Although access to the forest fire was easier than that of the firefighters of Setesdal and Sirdal, the wind was a huge challenge
– We had a very big challenge during the start-up phase on Thursday. Fortunately, we stopped them, said Røilid.
Probably Man-Made
Director Cecilie Daae at the Directorate of Social Security and Civil Protection is given above that almost every day fires are detected which probably started as a result of the burning of the fire and grills. The reason for the Vindlandsheia fire is not yet known, but Røilid is reasonably aware that this had to be done by man
– It's hard to say what triggered this fire, but we have not had period, and there are no electric wires here, as we see have started from other fires with us. We have seen a residual human activity, there is an old fire here and it is not unthinkable, that is the reason. If there is human activity in such an area, then it is an unreasonable act, says the fire chief.
Friday morning already, the Kristiansand Fire Department has contacted the ferry companies to inform tourists of the ban on making barbecues. Firefighters and police desperately need tourists to fire both fire and barbecue in the dark forest
Monday to Friday
Most of the Vindlandsheia forest is probably already known on Monday. There is still a lot of work to do to clean the pipes and all the equipment to clean.
– It will take us four days to get the most out of the equipment and there will be many hours of hose washing. The media will stop writing about fires when the flames are extinguished, but we're only halfway to work, Røilid says.
(NTB)
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