Fires in Kessab are on the way to being extinguished, and the fires in Nahour Jorin are intensifying

With significant support from the locals, the firefighting teams of the Syrian Civil Defense and the forestry firefighting brigades continue their efforts to control the raging fires around the village of Nahour Jorin in the western countryside of Hama. This area has been one of the most challenging fronts since last night until now, due to its rugged mountainous nature and the speed of the winds that hinder extinguishing operations.

The Civil Defense explained through its channel on Telegram that the teams, in cooperation with the engineering staff of the Ministry of Agriculture, continue to open roads and fire lines to encircle the fire and prevent its spread to residential areas, while cooling operations continue in the hotspots that have been contained.

This fire is part of a series of fires that broke out since midnight on the twelfth of August in several areas of the western countryside of Hama, starting from the forests of the villages of Anab, Shattah, and Abu Klifoun, and then extending to more rugged sites like Nahour Jorin due to strong winds and rising temperatures.

Firefighting teams have managed in the past few days to control several fronts, with ongoing support from reinforcement teams coming from other provinces to tackle the more difficult areas.

In a related context, the director of the Civil Defense in Latakia province and the head of the firefighting operations room on the coast, Abdul Kafi Kial, announced that the firefighting and civil defense teams have managed to control about 80% of the fires that broke out in the Kessab area in the northern countryside of Latakia, while cooling and monitoring operations continue in the remaining areas, especially in the Maabar trees and the Chalma junction.

Kial explained that some hotspots are still burning in the Wadi Al-Nabain in the village of Al-Mashrafa, but they are limited. However, the rugged terrain hinders access to them, necessitating continuous monitoring around the clock to ensure that no re-ignition occurs.

Since the beginning of August, Latakia province has witnessed a series of large fires that have swept through forests and woodlands in various areas, most notably Kessab, Mount Al-Akrad, and Al-Haffa, causing severe damage to vegetation cover, and in some cases reaching citizens' homes and agricultural lands.

The firefighting teams attribute the expansion of the fire to rising temperatures and strong winds, in addition to the difficulty of the mountainous terrain and the presence of war remnants and mines in some locations.

The firefighting teams and forestry brigades, along with reinforcements from several provinces, are participating in the extinguishing efforts, alongside significant voluntary efforts from the locals residing in the neighboring areas, in a joint endeavor to mitigate damage and protect residents and property from the risk of fire spread.