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On the first day of the new academic year according to the good tradition and within the Year of Civil Defense and the Month Children’s Safety, employees of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan participate in conducting Knowledge Day with students of educational institutions and conduct lessons on keeping measures of life safety. Special attention in talks with children will be paid to issues of fire safety and using 112 single call number of emergency services. Those knowledge and skills which are laid down in early age will help them to deal with fires and not panic in future. All of them were given colorful memos and traditionally there was made a general photo.

Incidents as of August 31:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 57 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 5, false alarms – 21, short circuit of wiring without burning – 2, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 16. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires: residential sector – 1.

They have to organize the work on mow the weed grass, which conceals danger of natural fires spread in spring. This task for local administrations was set by the republican leadership during an unscheduled session of the Commission on Emergency Situations and Fire Safety of the Republic of Tatarstan. The session passed today under the leadership of the First Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Nigmatullin.

In order to prevent happening and spreading natural fires to settlements, the administration of Kaybitsky Municipal District organized the work on mowing weeds around house yards and other territories in settlements. Comfortable weather conditions of the past summer contributed to intensive grass growing and much of it raise un height up to 2 and even 3 meters. All of this will turn into deadwood in spring next year. But everything can be prevented by organizing and implementing elementary work on cleaning up on confided territories.

Before the Knowledge Day, there was organized a holiday in the 8th squad of federal fire service for the Republic of Tatarstan for the children of its employees, who will have to enter the school for the first time on September 1. The children were led to the review excursion to the museum of Zelenodolsk fire and rescue garrison. The first-graders could sit at firefighters’ desks, try means of personal respiratory protection. All of them were given first-grader’s collections, sweet gifts, memorable souvenirs, timetables and fire safety memos.

Incidents as of August 30:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 39 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 2, false alarms – 14, short circuit of wiring without burning – 0, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 8. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 8 fires: residential sector – 6, outhouses – 2.

The Deputy Chief of the Department of Supervision and Preventive Work of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, Colonel of inner service, Maksim Truschin reminds citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan about unpredictable consequences of natural fires, which can happen as a result of combusting of dry grass and garbage. More than 1,700 burnings of grass and garbage were registered on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan.

This year on October 4, the civil defense of our country will mark its 85th anniversary. Before this significant date there were ‘GO – BE A CITIZEN’ competitions among teams of enterprises and organizations of Chistopol municipal district in the village of Galaktionovo, Chistopol District in the ‘Rovesnik’ camp base. The event was organized by two departments: of youth, and EMERCOM for Chistopol District.

Today, future first-graders, children of employees of the central apparatus of EMERCOM of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, and Kazan fire and rescue garrison took part in the ‘Hello, School!’ holiday. The children were given ‘First-grader collections’. The organizers tried to maximally entertain the children and make a funny ‘EMERCOM’s Day’ for the young guests. The festive start to the school life turned out unforgettable and interesting.

The award took place in the Cannon Yard of Kazan Kremlin where traditionally before the Republic’s Day there is held solemn ceremony of giving state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan. In his greeting speech, Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated all the gathered with the coming holiday and expressed appreciation for special achievements and results in working. Recall that Eduard Illarionov got heavy injuries during extinguishing big fire in a warehouse of Kazan Gunpowder Factory which happened on March 24, 2017.