Last day, during the period from 19 August of this year .06 .30 to 20 August . 06.30, the National Fire and Rescue Service (VUGD) received 65 calls – 23 to fire-extinguishing, 28 to rescue jobs, while 14 calls were deluded.
Tonight .02 .50 firefighters rushed to a call in Jūrmala, where a van of 2 m2 was burning. Before the arrival of the VUGD, in an attempt to quench the flames for himself, was a man who was handed over to the Emergency Medical Service (NMPD) mediator. . Come on. at.04 .08 fire was destroyed.
Yesterday at .23 .26 an invitation was received to Rauna municipality, where a two-story residential house of 350 m2 was burning with an open flame and the roof of the building was already on fire. Come on. .04 .24 This heightened-hazard fire was eliminated.
Come on. .17 .04 VUGD received an invitation to the Lielvārde, where a heated stove in the flat of a single-storey multi-apartment house has been left burning in the area of 0,01 m2. Before the arrival of the VUGD, the people of the building extinguished the flames and removed a man who had suffered and was handed over to the NMPD . The VUGD thanks the citizens for their own efforts to save human life!
Come on. .14 .45 VUGD received an invitation to Vārves parish of Ventspils municipality, where, according to the information received, cereal fields are burning. . Upon arrival at the site, a field of cereals on the area of 1.8 hectare has been found to be burning and there is a risk of fire spreading. . 12 firefighters worked at the scene, using three road tankers and a container container with the water . Come on. .15 .41 fire localised but at 16.29 was eliminated.
During the last day, fire-fighters also rushed to calls where garbage burned, hay rolls, construction debris, in four cases food, light car, cereal field, stubble, dry grass, barn, soot in the flue, attic, barn had been burned on the stove, unattended.
Yesterday, firefighters rushed to Vidzeme Seaside, where residents reported that they were still carrying a man on an inflatable mattress. . Firefighters survey the area with a motorboat where a man was last seen. About 200 meters from the coast, a mattress and a man had already fallen into the water was found. Immediately, fire fighters launched resuscitation measures and the man was brought to shore, where they were continued by medics from the Emergency Medical Service. . Unfortunately, it failed to save human life.
In Rīga, however, people were killed and handed over to State Police officers.
VUGD calls, when you rest by the water and go swimming, don't forget safety. Don't act boldly, don't jump into the water in untested places, and don't try to prove your ability to swim farther than others. In case you see someone drowning, call 112 immediately!