NEWS
Incidents as of April 28:
Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 111 times. Including burning garbage extinguishing – 32, false alarms – 47, short circuit of wiring without burning – 1, burnt meal – 4, cooperation with other services – 5, others – 1. Firefighters of the republic eliminated – 12 fires, residential sector – 1. 1 person died, 2 people were injured.
Today, a meeting on issues of improvement of cooperation between local authorities and public unions in the field of fire safety and safety of people on water bodies was held in the Public Chamber of the Republic of Tatarstan.
This was announced at a press conference in the news agency “Tatar-Inform” by Deputy Minister for Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Republic of Tatarstan, Nikolai Surzhko. “Now there is a downturn of flood waves in the Upper Volga and Kama”, said Deputy Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Tatarstan on Subsoil Use, Timur Akchurin. From April 20, there were set maximum possible safety waste drain – 29 thousand cubic meters per second, which will continue until the value of the tributaries from the Upper Volga, Kama, Vyatka decrease.
Firefighters and rescuers practiced extinguishing the fire and rescuing people, and students learned how evacuate from a building academy correctly, in case of an emergency finds them during their studies. Also, members of the voluntary fire brigade of the academy taught students to use a fire extinguisher.
Kazan firefighters will show their best achievements this day. Guests of the wide scale actions have a unique opportunity to see firsthand that firefighters are subject to all four elements: fire and water, sky and earth.
From May 5 to 20, 2016 special anti-fire mode is going to be introduced in the Republic of Tatarstan. In terms of fire safety conditions violators of fire safety rules imposed administrative fines: for citizens – from 2 to 4 thousand rubles, for officials – from 30 to 40 thousand rubles, for legal entities from 200 to 400 thousand rubles.
Floods situation is controlled from 28 hydroposts of Office of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Republic of Tatarstan. In Kuybyshevskoe Reservoir the water level near the settlement of Verkhny Uslon is 53,69 m (0 cm), its upper critical point is 54.24 m. In Nizhnekamskoe Reservoir the water level near the city of Naberezhnye Chelny is 63,72 m (-18 cm), its upper critical point is 65.9 m. Lower tail water level at Nizhnekamsk HPP is 58,22 m (+36 cm), its upper critical point is 60 m.
On April 28, 2016, the final day of command and staff trainings, forces of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan and EMERCOM of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as RSChS work out the development of yesterday’s alarm with the worst developments. According to the trainings idea, on April 27, 2016 forest fire occurred on the western outskirts of the settlement of Mirny of the city of Kazan. The fire came close to houses. Today, on April 28, an introduction that at 06.05 A.M. the fire came close to the western edge of the village of Mirny of the city of Kazan was received. 25 houses and outbuildings, inhabited by 65 people, including 10 children, started burning.
Incidents as of April 27:
Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 123 times. Including burning garbage extinguishing – 31, dry grass extinguishing – 2, false alarms – 54, short circuit of wiring without burning – 3, burnt meal – 1, cooperation with other services – 14. Firefighters of the republic eliminated – 11 fires, residential sector – 4, outhouses – 3, garden houses – 3, various types of property – 1.
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.