Employees on the hearth watchtower in Ankara’s Kızılcahamam stand guard around the clock on the tower positioned at an altitude of two,020 meters (7,217 ft), prepared to answer doable forest fires.
The 63-year-old tower constructed on the summit of Işık Mountain in Ankara establishes connections with 4 province forest administration places of work and 11 operation directorates with workers being constantly deployed at their positions, Ihlas News Agency (IHA) reported Monday.
The tower oversees the forests of Ankara, Çankırı, Kırıkkale and Kırşehir towards potential wildfires.
Hourly or half-hourly radio communications, relying on the climate circumstances, facilitate info sharing in regards to the forest’s standing.
Additionally, the thermal and safety digicam system put in within the tower information photos of the Kızılcahamam forests 24/7, that are concurrently transmitted to the Fire Management Center.
Precautionary measures taken after current forest fires are additionally monitored from the fireplace tower.
Any exercise detected in restricted areas, the place entry for picnickers is prohibited, is instantly reported to the groups, thus stopping potential dangers.
The 4 forest employees stationed on the watchtower work on a rotating foundation, every working for every week at a time.
These employees, who think about their weeklong hearth responsibility as a patriotic mission, shared the significance of their work with IHA.
Mustafa Akça, who works on the Forest Directorate reiterated that the monitoring happens on a rotational foundation on the Işık Mountain Fire Watchtower.
“We monitor day and night on a rotating basis. We oversee the Kahramankazan Gerede side, Çankırı, Kızılcahamam and Çerkeş areas. We intervene in possible fires,” Akça defined.
“As soon as we spot smoke, we know which area the fire is heading toward. We deploy fire trucks and initial intervention vehicles. Depending on the fire’s situation, helicopters and planes are called in,” he added.
In addition, Akça stated they deploy terrain autos relying on the dimensions and look of the fireplace.
“Sometimes we name for extra autos from neighboring provinces. If the fireplace is critical, we name for helicopters,” he stated.
Due to their high-altitude location, the watchtower employees have a broad area of view. However, Akça known as on residents to be cautious and be certain that forests keep preserved for future generations.
He additionally famous that within the occasion of a possible hearth, their groups could be prepared to reply inside roughly one and a half minutes from the Işık Mountain Fire Watchtower.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
