Head of EMERCOM of Russia Held All-Russian Conference Meeting: Active Phase of the Preparation to the Floods of 2015 in Tatarstan Has Begun

Today, All-Russian conference meeting was held in a videoconference mode. It was dedicated to the question on preparedness of the emergency department to the spring floods of 2015. According to Director of the Department of Fire and Rescue Forces and Special Units  of EMERCOM of Russia Aleksandr Agafonov, 490 thousands of people, 115 thousands of techniques, 195 air techniques are in constant-ready status throughout the country.

Head of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, general-lieutenant of inner service Rafis Khabibullin gave necessary orders on preparation of the round-clock duty of forces and measures at places of mass coming out to the ice. Also, Head of EMERCOM of Tatarstan ordered to take control of holding blasting operations on rivers of the republic.