Every year several hundred thousand Russians participate at “Nation Cross”. Emergency department staff does not remain aloof, too – 740 representatives of EMERCOM departments from all around Tatarstan took part in the running. According to the organizers’ information in Zelenodolsk, “Nation Cross-2014” was attended by nearly three thousand people. Many took to the start without claiming high victories, but some of them showed decent athletic performance. Deputy chief of 8th squad of FFS for the Republic of Tatarstan, lieutenant-colonel of internal service, Tatiana Surzhko, took the second place at traditional VIP-running among thirty heads of different kinds of enterprises and organizations of Zelenodolsk. Her colleague distinguished, too – senior inspector (for combat and physical training) of service, training and fire-extinguishing detachment of 8th squad of FFS for the Republic of Tatarstan, Damir Ibragimov. He also took the second place at his age group. All prizewinners were given memorial diplomas.