Fires in Siberia, 2015 In many regions of Russia, due to high fire hazard, emergency mode has been introduced . Most fires are happening in Siberia: in the Irkutsk region, the Krasnoyarsk Territory and Transbaikalia. The main reason for forest fires was the heat - in Transbaikalia, for example, in recent days plus 36 degrees. To avoid the emergence of new foci of fires, special posts are displayed at the forests that do not let people go there.