Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tatarstan

25 March 2014, Tuesday

The message about the fire came on 23 March 2014 09 hours, 28 minutes. Burned timbered one-storey house, situated on a street Soviet, 16 in the village Shelanga Verkhneuslonsky district.
On this day in WPC was on duty Mayorov Valery Viktorovich and Salmin Sergey Alekseevich. Volunteer Sergei Salminen says that he heard about the fire at home, since he lived near:
- Knew roughly what house is burning. It lived disabled uncle Yuri, the man is paralyzed and couldn't get could not.
Sergey, do not hesitate rushed to the burning building. When he came to the place of fire burned in addition to the home, and from under the roof of the main building was the smoke. The room echoed with the screams for help. Firefighter volunteer realized that people in the house are cut off from the exit of the fire, the only way to salvation - the window. Sergey broke improvised means the glass and into the smoky places, where was the host and his guest. The second man born in 1980 was conscious, but traces of markings were on his head and on clothes. The man tried to get out of the house alone, but the fire was blocked his way. Together with the affected member of the KDP Sergey Salmin made negodaeva of disability born in 1956 from a burning house.
At 13 hours 35 minutes when we arrived fire truck AC-30 GAZ-66 voluntary fire brigade S. Shelanga, open fire burned the back part of a log house, and the roof on the area of 24 square meters. The head of the voluntary fire brigade, the Chairman of a rural settlement Valery Mayorov filed water from the barrel of a RAC for the protection and evacuation routes in the window opening.
- It was scary to climb in a burning house, but I understood that people inside and they need help. admits hero, having preserved the lives of two people, Two years ago I have burned the house, so I knew how dangerous and merciless can be a fire.
Almost immediately to help the volunteers came Department of SE «Tanki» CCU «Fire protection of Republic Tatarstan» the guard on duty, and if-112 of the Federal fire service. Managed to prevent the transition of fire on a nearby building, located at a distance of 10 meters from fire.
Thanks to efficient and selfless action of the employee KDP Sergey Salmina men were saved and were not injured. Sergey is only 19 years old. Studies Sergey on the 4 course of the Kazan motor transport technical school. Weekends come to his village and serve in the duodenum of the settlement.
For resolute actions and their courage in saving people associated with the risk of his own life, in the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia in RT, consider the issue on awarding the voluntary fire Salmina Sergey medal EMERCOM of Russia «For courage on a fire».

The main task of the volunteers - to be the first to «catch fire» before the arrival of the main forces of fire-fighting units of the State fire service and start extinguishing the fire. In the Republic there are 1496 of voluntary fire prevention units (651 KDP and 845 DPD) total number 18094 person on armaments which are 394 fire trucks and 463 units adapted to fire-fighting equipment. During 2013 units LSD were involved in fires and other accidents 878 times, self-extinguished 74 fire, rescued 6 people.
'Take a civic position - become a volunteer» - this call for many has become a guide to action. People of different professions are ready to unite in the common struggle with fires. Volunteers are needed everywhere. They will tell their neighbors or the giving of security measures that will inform you about the rules of behavior in the fire-risk period. But remember: people whose actions caused not a material benefit and, first of all, ideological considerations and active lifestyle is a special honor. Moreover, in the village where everyone knows each other. Therefore, the participation in such activities is socially significant. But let their fire hoses as long as you can stay dry.

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19-year-old volunteer firefighter Sergey Salmin saved two men on fire.