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First of all, settlements which directly adjacent to the forest are paid close ​​attention by fire service employees. Methods of preventing the spring and summer fires are tilling, laying mineralized bands, timely debris and deadwood removal, and bonfire making prevention.

“Attention! Fire alarm! Everyone immediately leave the building!” – such alarm signal via automatic alarm system heard the kids and staff of the nursery school No. 89 of Vakhitov District of the city of Kazan at ten o'clock in the morning. Fortunately, it was a training exercise, but the children and staff of the kindergarten, as well as fire brigades which arrived to the conditional emergency scene worked out the alarm signal in real time.

From April 25 to 28, 2016 EMERCOM of Russia holds command and staff training on liquidation of emergencies caused by spring floods and wildfires. The trainings are held in several stages in the Republic of Tatarstan. Today, according to the trainings there was occured forest fire in the western outskirts of the village of Mirny of the city of Kazan. The fire came close to houses. 25 houses with a population of 65 people, including 10 children, can fall into the forest fire zone. Socially significant and potentially dangerous objects were not fallen intp the natural fire zone.

Incidents as of April 26:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 129 times. Including burning garbage extinguishing – 41, false alarms – 51, short circuit of wiring without burning – 2, burnt meal – 5, cooperation with other services – 12. Firefighters of the republic eliminated – 10 fires, residential sector – 2, outhouses – 5, vehicles – 1, various types of property – 2.

Today, a meeting in memory of participants of liquidation of the Chernobyl accident who performed their duty heroically was held in Kazan. The event passed in the honor of the 30th anniversary of the tragedy at the nuclear power plant, and took place in the park at the intersection of Yamashev and Amirhan avenues. The ceremony of laying flowers at the monument to Chernobyl victims was attended by Deputy Minister for Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Republic of Tatarstan, Nikolay Surzhko, as well as employees of Kazan Fire and Rescue Garrison and Cadets of Fire and Rescue grades of Kazan school No. 101.

Today, special tactical trainings on actions of permanent readiness forces, emergency rescue units, personnel and team of radiation and chemical protection of PJSC “Kazanorgsintez” aimed at their interaction during possible terrorist threat, and an accident with an outflow of chemically hazardous substances at chemically hazardous facility of economics was held on the territory of PJSC “Kazanorgsintez”.

Today, Deputy Chief State Inspector of the Republic of Tatarstan on fire supervision, Colonel of Internal Service, Maksim Truschin, spoke with the report “About additions to fire safety requirements which took effect” at a traditional briefing for the media in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan. He said that according to the legislative innovations, fires should be diluted in specially equipped places, as well as follow a number of rules. At the same time, it should be remembered that burning dry grass vegetation on the land can be carried out in calm weather on the condition that the territory which includes the area for burning dry grass vegetation is not in special anti-fire mode.

From April 25 to 28, 2016 EMERCOM of Russia holds command and staff training on liquidation of emergencies caused by spring floods and wildfires. The overall composition of groups of forces and means of RSChS to hold joint trainings is 14 789 people and 4 259 units of equipment, including 3 750 people and 775 units of equipment from the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan and EMERCOM of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Incidents as of April 25:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 116 times. Including burning garbage extinguishing – 25, false alarms – 45, short circuit of wiring without burning – 5, burnt meal – 4, cooperation with other services – 14, others – 1. Firefighters of the republic eliminated – 10 fires, residential sector – 2.

On this day in 1986, an explosion occurred on the fourth unit of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The scale of the tragedy could be infinitely greater if not the courage, the dedication of participants of liquidation of consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe, who arrived from across the country, including from Tatarstan, and joined the “battle” with radiation. On the eve of the anniversary, Chief of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, Rafis Khabibullin, addressed to the liquidators.