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The issue about education and information centers under housing departments for teaching the population actions in case of an emergency situation in wartime and peacetime was discussed during an educational seminar with leaders of housing companies and general managers of contract organizations of Kazan. Another time such scheduled lesson was organized by the Office of Civil Defense under the Executive Committee of the city of Kazan for nearly a hundred housing department employees in the school No. 167.

All-Russian assembly on summing up the work of joint state system of prevention and elimination of emergency situations, the implementation of activities of civil defense in 2016 and setting tasks for 2017 began functioning in Krasnogorsk. The event was attended by representatives of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Federal Assembly, Security Council of RF, federal bodies of the executive authorities, members of the Government Commission on Prevention and Elimination of Emergency Situations and Fire Safety Provision, heads of subjects of the Russian Federation, leading staff of the central office of EMERCOM of Russia and territorial bodies of EMERCOM of Russia. Total of about 1,000 participants.

Deputy Head of EMERCOM of Russia, Vladimir Stepanov, came out with a report about elaboration of new ways of development and improvement of RSChS, as well as increasing the readiness of civil defense at the workshop during All-Russian assembly. He marked the work of territorial subsystems of RSChS of subjects of the Russian Federation done last year for the better. It is expressed in significant increasing of the readiness to implement activities on prevention and liquidation of emergency situations and fires extinguishing. He mentioned Moscow Oblast and the Republic of Tatarstan among the best according to results of 2016.

136 departures to the liquidation of traffic accident consequences were made by Zelenodolsk firefighters last year. They rescued 9 people. All of these was possible thanks to firefighters’ professional training. Their skills level is assessed annually in competitions on rescue works.

Incidents as of February 16:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 46 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 0, false alarms – 16, short circuit of wiring without burning – 4, meal burning – 3, cooperation with other services – 7. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 14 fires, including resident sector – 8. 1 person was injured. 1 person died.