Fire protection problems with large forest fires in Deliblatska peščara (Serbia)
Апстракт
Purpose - The aim of the paper was to investigate the major forest fires in Deliblatska peščara, as well as to analyze the efficiency of fire protection measures. Design / methodology / approach - The analysis included interviews with participants in extinguishing the major fires. The questions referred to the course of fires, as well as to the main fire protection disadvantages. The documentation of the 'Banat' Forest Management - Pančevo (Public Enterprise 'Vojvodinašume') was also used in the paper for the period 1948-2012. Findings - The major forest fires in Deliblatska peščara in the studied period were recorded in 1973, 1990, 1996 and 2007. Although they account for only about 1.5 % of the total number of fires, they collectively have invaded more than half of the total burnt area and more than two-thirds of the forest area. According to the surveys, the main characteristics of these fires were: frequent appearance of new fire hot spots, strong wind variable in direction which c...rucially affects the spread of fire and the impossibility of direct action on fire. The main disadvantages of fire protection were: inefficiency of fire breaks, blockage of forest roads for the passage of vehicles and the lack of the modern means of fire protection equipment. Research limitations / implications - Given the specificities of the studied area (the absence of surface water, sandy soils, microclimate conditions and vegetation composition), the research results cannot be fully generalized for Serbia. Practical implications - The research results indicate the need for making changes in the fire prevention system, as well as the possibility of fire danger forecast based on the heliocentric hypothesis. Originality / value - What has been the importance of the paper is that it provides the basis for a new approach to the planning of fire prevention measures.
Кључне речи:
forest fires / Deliblatska peščara / solar activityИзвор:
Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta "Jovan Cvijić", SANU, 2013, 63, 3, 269-278Издавач:
- Beograd : Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Географија Србије (RS-47007)
Колекције
Институција/група
Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Milenković, Milan AU - Radovanović, Milan AU - Ducić, Vladan AU - Milošević, Marko V. PY - 2013 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/538 AB - Purpose - The aim of the paper was to investigate the major forest fires in Deliblatska peščara, as well as to analyze the efficiency of fire protection measures. Design / methodology / approach - The analysis included interviews with participants in extinguishing the major fires. The questions referred to the course of fires, as well as to the main fire protection disadvantages. The documentation of the 'Banat' Forest Management - Pančevo (Public Enterprise 'Vojvodinašume') was also used in the paper for the period 1948-2012. Findings - The major forest fires in Deliblatska peščara in the studied period were recorded in 1973, 1990, 1996 and 2007. Although they account for only about 1.5 % of the total number of fires, they collectively have invaded more than half of the total burnt area and more than two-thirds of the forest area. According to the surveys, the main characteristics of these fires were: frequent appearance of new fire hot spots, strong wind variable in direction which crucially affects the spread of fire and the impossibility of direct action on fire. The main disadvantages of fire protection were: inefficiency of fire breaks, blockage of forest roads for the passage of vehicles and the lack of the modern means of fire protection equipment. Research limitations / implications - Given the specificities of the studied area (the absence of surface water, sandy soils, microclimate conditions and vegetation composition), the research results cannot be fully generalized for Serbia. Practical implications - The research results indicate the need for making changes in the fire prevention system, as well as the possibility of fire danger forecast based on the heliocentric hypothesis. Originality / value - What has been the importance of the paper is that it provides the basis for a new approach to the planning of fire prevention measures. PB - Beograd : Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić" T2 - Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta "Jovan Cvijić", SANU T1 - Fire protection problems with large forest fires in Deliblatska peščara (Serbia) VL - 63 IS - 3 SP - 269 EP - 278 DO - 10.2298/IJGI1303269M UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_538 ER -
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Milenković, M., Radovanović, M., Ducić, V.,& Milošević, M. V.. (2013). Fire protection problems with large forest fires in Deliblatska peščara (Serbia). in Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta "Jovan Cvijić", SANU Beograd : Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti SANU - Geografski institut "Jovan Cvijić"., 63(3), 269-278. https://doi.org/10.2298/IJGI1303269M https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_538
Milenković M, Radovanović M, Ducić V, Milošević MV. Fire protection problems with large forest fires in Deliblatska peščara (Serbia). in Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta "Jovan Cvijić", SANU. 2013;63(3):269-278. doi:10.2298/IJGI1303269M https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_538 .
Milenković, Milan, Radovanović, Milan, Ducić, Vladan, Milošević, Marko V., "Fire protection problems with large forest fires in Deliblatska peščara (Serbia)" in Zbornik radova Geografskog instituta "Jovan Cvijić", SANU, 63, no. 3 (2013):269-278, https://doi.org/10.2298/IJGI1303269M ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_538 .