NEWS

From October 10 to 13, educational and training gatherings of rescuers of Volga Federal Okrug on holding search and rescue operations on natural environment are held in Kazan. Total of 62 rescuers from Volga regions gathered in Kazan. Participants of gatherings practice their professional skills on the base of Kazan search and rescue squad, the branch of Volga search and rescue squad of EMERCOM of Russia, where a training polygon was specially prepared, and in gypsum caves of Kama estuary.

Today, Chief of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan, Lieutenant-General of Inner Service, Rafis Khabibullin, handed certificates for one-time social payments for purchasing or building living quarters to employees of the Federal Fire Service. As of September 1, 2017, 342 families of FFS employees are registered for getting the payment, including 12 families in 2013, 262 families in 2014, 39 families in 2015, 20 families in 2016, 9 families in 2017.

Incidents as of October 12:

Fire departments of Federal Fire Service of the Headquarters of EMERCOM of Russia for the Republic of Tatarstan went on alert 52 times. Including garbage extinguishing – 10, false alarms – 17, short circuit of wiring without burning – 1, meal burning – 0, cooperation with other services – 11. Firefighters of the republic eliminated 7 fires: residential sector – 4. 1 person died.