Federal Law of June 25, 2002 No. 73-ФЗ “On Objects of Cultural Heritage (Historical and Cultural Monuments) of the Peoples of the Russian Federation” defines a system of measures to preserve objects of cultural heritage. But there are no special fire safety standards for such facilities. At the same time, the cost of the most expensive fire protection systems is disproportionately low with the possible loss of historical heritage.
The protection of monuments of wooden architecture is a challenging task. On the one hand, everyone understands perfectly well that this is quite necessary. On the other hand, this is an overwhelming task for both municipal and regional authorities. All this leads to an annual reduction in the number of monuments of wooden architecture in the country. Fires that occur in such buildings completely destroy both the interior decoration and the building itself, leaving no chance to restore the lost masterpiece, even considering the development of modern technologies.
The protection of monuments of wooden architecture is a challenging task. On the one hand, everyone understands perfectly well that this is quite necessary. On the other hand, this is an overwhelming task for both municipal and regional authorities. All this leads to an annual reduction in the number of monuments of wooden architecture in the country. Fires that occur in such buildings completely destroy both the interior decoration and the building itself, leaving no chance to restore the lost masterpiece, even considering the development of modern technologies.
The fire occurred in the Dormition Church (Kondopoga, Republic of Karelia) in the summer of 2018 showed us once again the vulnerability of such structures to the fire. The pearl of the Russian North, an object of cultural heritage, a monument of wooden architecture ... turned into a pile of charred logs in a few hours. The fire alarm system with a signal output to the central observation post (COP), physical security, time of arrival of firefighting units – everything was arranged in accordance with the existing fire safety requirements. However, all this did not save the church from total destruction. By the time of arrival of the first firefighting units, the western part and the porch of the church were on fire, the building was already blazing inside... And such fires are far from being unique both in our country and in Europe and across the globe.
