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Vladimir Puchkov noted that EMERCOM of Russia holds the work on the formation of new ways to the organization and conduction of civil defense, continues to build up efforts on strengthening international cooperation in the field of emergency situations prevention and liquidation, implementation of projects of assistance to international development, improving civil defense systems on regional, international and global levels, and he congratulated all veterans and the whole collective of EMERCOM of Russia with the World Civil Defense Day.

The report about fire in a house in Kazan was received at 8.28 P.M. There was burning an apartment on the seventh floor, and the apartment stairs were strongly smoky. Unfortunately, firefighting crews had to face the problem of randomly parked cars one more time. There was no space to reach the spot and set up the automatic ladder; the courtyard was densely chocked up with cars. Traffic inspection employees arrived to the house. 20 people were taken out of the strong smoke zone. The fire’s area estimated 13 sq. meters. A man born in 1958 died. Preliminary cause of the fire is careless smoking.

Incidents as of February 28:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 34 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 1, false alarms – 15, short circuit of wiring without burning – 2, meal burning – 3, cooperation with other services – 4. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires, including residential sector – 2, outhouses – 2, construction vans – 2.

Duty brigades of EMERCOM, police and ambulance departed to the scene. While a policeman was trying to reach an agreement with a man through the locked door, employees of the fire and rescue department No. 53 set up a ladder to the window on the fifth floor. An EMERCOM psychologist, Irina Belova, entered the negotiations. She managed to establish the contact with the man, and persuaded him to let the policeman in. The policeman, Stepan Dolgarev, firstly, distracted then seized the guy behind. Then, firefighter came in time to help.

That was told today to journalists at the briefing “Civil Defense of the Republic of Tatarstan in Modern Conditions”, which took place in “Tatarinform” informational agency by the Deputy Chief of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan (on protection, monitoring and emergency situations prevention), Colonel Andrey Orlov.

Incidents as of February 27:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 31 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 3, false alarms – 16, short circuit of wiring without burning – 1, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 5. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 3 fires, including outhouses – 2, various types of property – 1.

On February 28 of this year, speech alarm systems will be launched on the whole territory of Tatarstan. The first signal will sound from 10.00 A.M. in all municipal districts. At 11.30 A.M. “IDIS” speech systems will turn on in Kazan and Verkhny Uslon District. On the same day, ПТV-Trion alarm system on mobile electric vehicle launching was planned in Kazan.

Incidents as of February 26:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 37 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 0, false alarms – 15, short circuit of wiring without burning – 3, meal burning – 3, cooperation with other services – 4. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 9 fires, including residential sector – 1, outhouses – 5, garden houses – 1.

Incidents as of February 25:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 36 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 0, false alarms – 14, short circuit of wiring without burning – 2, meal burning – 1, cooperation with other services – 11. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 4 fires, including outhouses – 2, vehicles – 2.

Before the Homeland’s Defender Day and within the Year of Fire Service in EMERCOM of Russia, “Formation and Song Review”, that has already become a tradition, passed in the school No. 89, Novo-Savinovsky District, the city of Kazan. Firefighter-cadets from the sixth to the ninth grades competed in skills of marching, regrouping in columns, marching with singing, and also the strict jury valued the participants’ outfit. EMERCOM veterans were among honorary guests.