ASSESMENT OF FIRE RESISTANCE OF FOREST-FORMING ROCKS OF KOSTANAY REGION

The article identifies the main factors that determine the resistance of pine forests to the effects of fires. These factors primarily include: the diameter of the stand, the distance to the crowns, the depth of the roots, the reserves of forest fuels, the amount and height of undergrowth, and the participation of hardwoods. The article provides an integral assessment of the degree of fire resistance of pine forests of Kostanay region. The assessment of the degree of fire resistance is based on the use of a point system by finding the sum of the weight coefficients for the territory of Kostanay region. Pine forests were selected for the study, on the territory of the Novonezhinsky, Kalininsky forestry within the Semiozero forestry, as well as the Western Forestry within the Basaman forestry. The data show that as a result of calculations, most of the pine forests of the Novonezhinsky forestry of the Semiozerny forestry are assessed as highly fire-resistant.