The fire season begins from the moment the snow cover melts and before the onset of stable rainy weather or the formation of snow cover.
Kazhydromet RSE issues a forecast on fire danger in the regions of Kazakhstan.
The fire hazard indicator depends on a prolonged sustained period of dry and hot weather. |To characterize the degree of fire danger, there are 5 classes of degrees of fire danger:
Class 1 - there is no fire danger;
Class 2 - low fire hazard;
Class 3 - medium fire hazard;
Class 4 - high fire danger;
Class 5 is an extreme fire hazard.
Upon reaching the fire hazard index of class 4 (high fire hazard) and class 5 (extreme fire hazard) Kazhydromet issues storm warnings about fire danger and is promptly communicated according to the approved Scheme for bringing storm information (approved by the Director General of RSE Kazhydromet) to all government agencies, to the Crisis Management Center (CCS) The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan, emergency situations of regions, akimats of cities, regions and other interested bodies.
All storm warnings in the form of SMS messages are sent by the 112 notification system, displayed in the application "Darmen Emergency Situations - Kazakhstan Emergency Situations", posted on the official website of the RSE "Kazhydromet" https://www.kazhydromet.kz/ru /, in the media.
Тhe Daily Hydrometeorological Bulletin will publish a fire hazard forecast indicating fire hazard classes for each region of Kazakhstan.
With the forecast of high air temperatures and weather without precipitation, with an increase in the fire danger indicator, storm warnings will be issued with maximum advance time (1-7 days).
Fire hazard forecast for August 7, 2026
In the West Kazakhstan region, in the south, in the center of the Abai region, in the northwest, southeast, in the center of East Kazakhstan, in the north Aktobe, in the south, east Zhambyl, in the east Almaty, in the west Mangystau, in the west, east, in the center Kostanay, in the west, north High fire danger is expected in North Kazakhstan, in the center of Akmola, in the center of Pavlodar, in the east of Turkestan, in the west, north, south in the center of Karaganda regions, in the north, in the center of Ulytau region, in the west, south of Zhetisu region.
In the Atyrau, Kyzylorda, Zhambyl, and Turkestan regions; in the west, south, and east, and in the center of the West Kazakhstan region; in the northeast and in the center of the Mangystau region; in the west, south, southeast, and in the center of the Aktobe region; in the south and southeast of the Kostanay region; in the west of the Akmola region; in the east of the Karaganda region; in the south and east of the Ulytau region; in the northeast of the Abay region; in the south of the East Kazakhstan region; and in the west, north, and south of the Almaty region.
