The season of berries and mushrooms has started in the Sverdlovsk region. People go to the forest in large numbers, and during this period the number of people lost there. The Ministry of Emergency Situations reminded the residents of the region about the safety rules for visiting the forest.

Be sure to tell your relatives where and why you are going, to indicate the deadlines for return. If you have not returned by this time, the relatives should notify the rescuers.

Even if you go to the forest for an hour or two, take a charged phone, a dry ration, medicines, a knife, matches in a pencil case, a lighter, a whistle, a watch, a waterproof raincoat, a retroreflective bright vest, an insect repellent.

Moving through the forest, leave marks: nicks, twist branches. Such tags will help rescuers to facilitate searches.

"If you are lost, do not panic, stop, listen to the sounds of the forest. Barking dogs, heard from a distance of 2-3 km, people's voices, the sounds of working equipment, the railway. The next train is heard at a distance of up to 10 km. All this may suggest the direction of motion. A forest or country road leads to housing. If you found a stream, then go downstream. The brook must lead to the river, and the river - to people, "- reported to the EMERCOM of Russia for the Sverdlovsk region.

Note whether a high-voltage line is near. On the poles of the high-voltage line there are numbers and information on the ownership of these supports to power companies. You can send this information to the rescuers to determine your location.

Call the Fire and Rescue Service EMERCOM of Russia by calling -101. After a call, do not receive calls and do not call your friends. Communicate only with the rescuers, so that the battery at the phone does not settle.

In the absence of a telephone network signal - stay in place, it is advisable to go to an open area. Fold the bonfire, prepare the lapnik for smoke and wait for help. In wet weather, dry fuel can be found under the trunks of fallen trees. As a fuel you can use dry herbs.

If you meet wild animals, then give them the opportunity to leave, because they attack a person only if they are injured, frightened or protect the cubs. Never turn your back to the animals, slowly back out. With obvious aggressive behavior, use fire as a defense, shout, whistle, knock with a stick on a tree. If you meet a boar, then immediately climb on a tree.

"Be patient, the search takes time, remember - they are looking for you, no one will leave you and leave you. Under no circumstances should you lose your spirit and do not panic. When you are in the woods with your children, do not let them go away, protect children from independent campaigns into the forest, "the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

Earlier, the department was told how to survive the heat and from what foods should be abandoned at this time, as well as how to behave properly on the water.