ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE SETTLEMENT FIRE SAFETY IN WINTER
PURPOSE. The article deals with ensuring dwelling and settlement protection from fires in winter and increase in fire response rate. METHODS. The proposed experimental construction of a winter well water source taken as a basis for other modifications, has been experimentally researched tested at the premises of the Federal State Establishment All-Russian Fire Safety Research Institute for Fire Protection of EMERCOM of Russia, conclusions on particular stages of the study being relied on the main principles of the system theory, system analysis and information theory. FINDINGS. The possibility of using constructions of a winter well water source made of local materials to extinguish a fire has been shown. This is the first time when engineering solutions to ensure fire appliance water refilling near a fire site have been proposed. This gives the original data for substantiating the necessary and sufficient means and measures to ensure fire safety of settlements and eliminates the need for refilling fire trucks outside the village. RESEARCH APPLICATION FIELD. It allows planning activities aimed at protecting settlements and territories of subjects of the Russian Federation from large-scale fires when drawing up the Passport of a settlement exposed to a forest fire hazard. CONCLUSIONS. Implementation of the proposed engineering solutions will minimize the water tender refilling time at fire suppression in winter, the damage from it and ensure protection of people and rural settlements from winter fires.