A group of drones will be created in the Angara region to prevent forest fires.

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A group of drones will be created in the Angara region to prevent forest fires.
January 15th. /MEDIA TALK/. A group of unmanned aircraft systems will be formed in the Irkutsk Region by the beginning of the forest fire season. 65 employees of forest fire brigades will be trained for this purpose.

In 2024, 49 vehicles were purchased as part of the national project "Unmanned Aircraft Systems". 12 more will be delivered this year.


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About 2.8 billion rubles have been allocated from the regional and federal coffers for the development of the forest protection system in 2025. Today, the readiness for the fire season exceeds 80%. Almost all serviceable equipment has been mothballed. 426 units of special equipment require repair and maintenance. Another 43 devices are in need of major repairs.

1,218 specialists are involved in ground-based forest fire units. The aviation group consists of 345 people. There are also 58 forest fire stations and 18 aviation departments in the Irkutsk region. There will be another aviation department this year. It will be created in the village of Perevoz in the Bodaibinsky district, the press service of the Government of the Angara region told.

Earlier we wrote that a sports complex and a mining and processing plant will be built in the Angara region.
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