the Walpurgis night means traditional bonfires at several places around Stockholm. With reference to the unusually warm and dry weather for the season advise to ssbf from all combustion, even if the county not have gone out with something eldningsförbud.

” I have never been with that it has been this dry in the forest and land so early in the season. With this in mind, do all the lighting because it spreads very easily if it starts to burn, ” says Anders Dahlberg, brandinspektör in the ssbf.

call planning many event organisers to implement their traditional celebrations. This is done for example in Akalla by, Husby gård, Rinkeby, Scrape, Kärrtorp, Stockholm and Vårberg, as shown by the map on the Stockholm city website. In Vinterviken if you choose to deviate from the fireplace, and betting instead on a so-called eldfat.

in the Midst of reports that the organizers of their hold have chosen to celebrate without fire. Inter alia, in Swedish capital stockholm part stuvsta, and Hökarängen has the celebrations been cancelled altogether, writes the local newspaper.

have extended readiness during the spring festival, with both more firefighters and resources to the building management system than a normal weekday. The staff will, among other things, to work for preventive purposes.

” We usually go around and look to those responsible for the fires have the right släckutrustning, and that people do not have the added things in the maypole when not to be there. It can be about car tires and gas cylinders. Once had someone even threw in a fridge in the maypole when, ” says Anders Dahlberg.

to släckutrustning recommend Anders Dahlberg to the water hoses with the powerful pumps are used, but also buckets of water and fire extinguisher.

– You should also make sure that provtrycka the water hose before you start and bonfires. In addition, we recommend the use of brandskyddsvakter, which, in advance, have clear responsibilities.

choose to arrange a majbrasa Anders Dahlberg a few other tips. Secondly, it is about reducing the fire to in turn reduce the risk of proliferation, and to refrain from burning the rice because the gnistbildningen then decreases.

– It is also good to move the fire as far away from the buildings and the forest as possible. One year, I also know that you put gravel under the fire for to reduce the risk of proliferation.

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