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Employees of the 8th squad of federal fire service during the whole New Year holidays went round resident houses and apartments of Zelenodolsk citizens reminding about fire safety rules. Special emphasize and the closest attention was to families with many children, the needy, those who because of various circumstances occurred in difficult life situation. Fires with people’s death often happen exactly in such families. In the past 2016 seven children died in fires in Tatarstan. Adults are guilty of every tragedy.

Incidents as of January 10:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 32 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 3, false alarms – 10, short circuit of wiring without burning – 2, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 3, others – 1. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires, including residential sector – 4, outhouses – 2, vehicles – 1.

Today, tactic drills on alerting to actions as intended in peacetime and wartime have begun for employees of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan and EMERCOM of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as for territorial departments and subordinated institutions. The main aim of the drills is increasing the training level of the staff of the Headquarters and the Ministry on switching to work in conditions of wartime. The drills’ program is intended for three days.

That was told at a briefing organized for the media at the Government House of the Republic of Tatarstan, by the Main State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan for fire supervision, Sergey Sergeev. Also, the briefing was attended by representatives from other republican ministries which were responsible for the organization of holiday events for Tatarstanians and the capital’s visitors.

Incidents as of January 9:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 49 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 2, false alarms – 21, short circuit of wiring without burning – 1, meal burning – 6, cooperation with other services – 10. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 8 fires, including residential sector – 2, outhouses – 1, various types of property – 3, vehicles – 2.

For today, within implementation of preventive work on fire prevention in settlements workers of the separate post on the protection of the village of Verkhny Timerlek of Chistopol squad of fire service of the Republic of Tatarstan covered all living places of socially unadapted citizen categories, who are on the zone of preventive service of this department. During talks, homeowners were explained elementary fire safety requirements at home, they were reminded about necessity of caution when using fire, inadmissibility of using faulty furnaces, household electric appliances in case of damaged wire insulation.

Incidents as of January 8:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 33 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 5, false alarms – 6, short circuit of wiring without burning – 6, meal burning – 1, cooperation with other services – 7, others – 1. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires, including residential sector – 1, outhouses – 4. 1 person died.

Incidents as of January 7:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 34 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 4, false alarms – 9, short circuit of wiring without burning – 3, meal burning – 0, cooperation with other services – 5. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 11 fires, including residential sector – 5, including outhouses – 3, vehicles – 1, various types of property – 2. 2 people were injured. 1 person died.

At night before Christmas, employees of Zelenodolsk fire and rescue garrison organized the work of field kitchen on the territory of Raifa Bogoroditsky Male Monastery. Employees of the 8th squad deployed the improvised feeding point just before the entrance to the monastery territory, so everyone who had just arrived, of was returning from church service could catch the sight of the field kitchen and have a hot meal.

These holidays, inspectors of State Fire Supervision in cooperation with police employees continue raids over residential sector and mass gathering places with a purpose to identify cases of violations of fire safety requirements on pyrotechnic items use. Today, one of the raids was organized for citizen’s safety provision on the territory of Ice Town by “Ekiyet” puppet theater in Kazan. During the raid, inspectors give people memos on anti-fire theme, tell about seasonal risks, danger of pyrotechnic items use, rash walk on the ice, gas equipment use.