It is only thanks to the courageous and selfless efforts of the primarily voluntary fire brigades and other voluntary organisations that the fires in many regions were not able to blaze in an uncontrolled manner and that human tragedies were kept to a minimum.
Vaid tänu peamiselt vabatahtlike tuletõrjeüksuste ja teiste vabatahtlike organisatsioonide julgetele ning isetutele jõupingutustele ei levinud tulekahjud paljudes regioonides kontrollimatult ning inimohvrite hulk hoiti miinimumi lähedal.