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On May 18, President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, Signed Decrees on the Composition of the New Government. In accordance with article 83, paragraph D of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, Zinichev was appointed Minister of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations And Elimination of Disasters Consequences.

Inspectors of the Department of supervision and preventive work of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan conducted preventive measures at all the involved facilities, during which the condition of evacuation ways, the state of internal fire service, the presence of primary means of firefighting, with employees of organizations conducted briefings on fire safety measures.

52 Links of four people in each showed knowledge of theoretical baisics of gas and smoke service and demonstrated practical skills of a link in heat and smoke chamber. And also they saved a 'victim' and hit the target with a water jet.

Incidents as of May 17:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 96 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 18, false alarms – 50, short circuit of wiring without burning – 4, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 9, others – 1. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 10 fires: private houses – 2, apartment buildings – 1, saunas – 1, garden houses – 1, outhouses – 2, other objects – 3.

Heads and representatives of structural units of EMERCOM of RT and the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for RT, as well as representatives of interested ministries and departments, gathered at the unscheduled meeting. The Scientific and Technical Council of the republican emergency department gathered to listen to the speech of the professor of St. Petersburg University of the State Fire Service of EMERCOM of Russia, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Vladimir Zahmatov.

This and other changes in the legislative and regulatory acts on supervision and control in the field of fire safety were learned today during the public discussion of the review of the results of the synthesis and analysis of law enforcement practices for the first quarter of 2018 by more than forty representatives from shopping and entertainment centers and hotels of Kazan.

Dear citizens! According to the information of the Department of Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring of the Republic of Tatarstan: At night and in the afternoon on May 18, 2018 on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan locally there are expected thunderstorms with short wind gusts up to 15-20 m/s, in the afternoon locally squalls up to 23 m/s and hail.

Incidents as of May 16:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 133 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 30, dry grass – 1, false alarms – 73, short circuit of wiring without burning – 0, meal burning – 2, cooperation with other services – 15, others – 2. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires: private houses – 4, apartment buildings – 1, vehicles – 1, other objects – 1.

Today, within the republican competitions 'School of Safety' young rescuers from the tent camp started on the 'Survival Route' distance. The sequence of teams on the start was determined by the results of yesterday, when the children passed the 'Search and Rescue Works' distance. The winners of the past day, and this is accordingly teams of Bugulma, Zelenodolsk and Buinsk were first to come out on the survival route.

As a result of burning dry grass, single detonations of remaining shells on the territory of the former military unit occur. Evacuation of the population of the village of Pugachevo is carried out. Fire-fighting support points in Naberezhnye Chelny, Nizhnekamsk and Yelabuga are switched to readiness for use by purpose.