One of the basic stages of the education of all categories of specialists connected with extinguishing fires is a lesson at “Lava” fire polygon which is located at the Educational Center of the Federal Fire Service for the Republic of Tatarstan, and is able to model all possible situations of fire occurrence and development. 26 firefighters passed the fire challenge. As well, firefighters from neighbouring regions of Russia, Kirov Oblast, Udmurtia, Nizhny Novgorod, Mari El, Mordovia and Chuvashia, were among participants of the stage.