Ukrainian Journal of Forest and Wood Science

Theoretical investigations of forest fires are given on the example of the Kyiv Regional Department of Forestry and Hunting. Based on the analysis of information obtained from the books of forest fires registration in forest enterprises from 1999 to 2016, the trends of forest fires were analyzed, spatial and temporal parameters were determined. Years of many years of fires and their sequence have been established. Has been set the average annual number of forest fires during a dangerous period, and two fire springs were installed - spring (April-May) and summer (August), which account for 55 and 67 % of reported fires in forests. The distribution of the number of cases during the week and hours of the day has been analyzed. It is noted that the high fire risk is preserved and there are a significant number of fires throughout the week with a slight predominance of their number on Sunday and Monday. It was established that the largest number of fires occurred in the period from 14 to 16 hours (75 %). Territories with the highest number of fires are located in the zone of greatest anthropogenic load. The possible causes of forest fires are determined. Recommendations for increasing the level of fire safety have been developed.

forests, fire management, forest fires, fire rush