The Operations Center of the Regional Directorate of the Fire and Rescue Service in \u017dilina informed the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park Administration about the fire on Sunday, August 16, at 5:31 PM. <\/p>\n\n
Today, professional firefighters from Ru\u017eomberok and volunteer fire brigades from the villages of Liptovsk\u00e1 Osada, Liptovsk\u00e9 Rev\u00face, Liptovsk\u00e1 L\u00fa\u017ena, Vlkol\u00ednec, and Likavka are on site, and employees of the Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park administration are also helping to extinguish the fire. <\/p>\n\n
Approximately 3,000 m2<\/sup> is burning in difficult-to-access terrain in the dwarf pine zone.<\/p>\n\n The fire was likely caused by people. Traces of a campfire were found below the Skaln\u00e1 Alpa viewpoint in the highest – fifth level of nature protection, where entry is prohibited. <\/p>\n\n We ask visitors to avoid the area between Smrekovica and Skaln\u00e1 Alpa. We also ask national park visitors to respect the visitor regulations and fire safety principles, which are especially important during the declared period of increased fire risk. <\/p>\n\n Skaln\u00e1 Alpa is located in the northern part of Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra, between the peaks of Rakytov and Mal\u00e1 Smrekovica, approximately 10 km southwest of Ru\u017eomberok. Most of the area is currently included in the Skaln\u00e1 Alpa National Nature Reserve under the strictest level of protection, encompassing both forest and non-forest communities. The site is part of the Site of Community Importance SKUEV0238 Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra, Special Protection Area SKCHVU033 Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra, and Ve\u013ek\u00e1 Fatra National Park. Skaln\u00e1 Alpa protects original mountain forests and dwarf pine zones in their natural state. Due to the abundant occurrence of protected, endangered, endemic, and rare species of lower and higher plants, the area is very valuable from both botanical and zoological perspectives. <\/p>\n