Fire zone shrinks, concerns over air pollution in Moscow remain
Published: 14 August, 2010, 22:42
Edited: 15 August, 2010, 11:13
Emergency officials say progress is being made by firefighters after weeks of wildfires raging across western and central Russia, though things remain tense in the other five affected areas, including the Moscow region.
There are some real heroes in this catastrophe. More power to them, and I hope that the fire fighters - professional and volunteer - get special recognition for their work this year.
I just hope that the upcoming rain, that we all hope will put out the fires, is not as bad as the storms in Washington, DC. We have trees uprooted and flooding. Second, after watching those volunteers fighting the fires, I know why I joined the local rescue team in Washington, DC ( back in November ). Maybe it's time for the small Russian villages to form volunteer fire and rescue teams. They work in the United States. Oh, this is my second time with the volunteer rescue squad, the first was in 1980.










At last this hellish nightmare could be coming to an end however there is still the poisonous smog that looms over Moscow thank goodness this is starting to simmer down this will bring much relief to the Citizens of Moscow, But unfortunately the damage as been done by these wildfires the worst in Russian Recorded history. This fire will teach a large lesson of how both Climate and how dangerous wildfires can be, Tragically too many Russian's have died during this and I can only offer my utmost sympathy to those lost in Russia. Finally if Russia was to fly a plane or helicopter over the centre of the scorched area they would probably see something that most certainly resembles a apocalyptic movie.