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The solemn event, timed to coincide with the festive date, took place on the territory of the historical building of the Prechistensky fire station, where the EMERCOM Main Office for Moscow is now located.
The Gas and Smoke Protection Service is an integral and most important non-staff service as part of special fire service units and is designed to work in an unbreathable environment when extinguishing fires, carrying out emergency rescue operations and eliminating the consequences of emergency situations.
On April 30, the Day of the Fire Service, the Russian Emergencies Ministry is launching a multimedia project in memory of the fire fighters who died in the line of duty - "The Book of Memory". This is the first project of this kind, implemented by the department, containing unique archival materials.
In Moscow, at the stadium of the Luzhniki Olympic complex, a friendly match took place, timed to coincide with professional holidays in honor of firefighters and doctors. The event was held as part of the "Gratitude to the Heroes" campaign.
More than 200 people and over 50 pieces of equipment were involved in large-scale tactical and special exercises, which took place on April 29 in the city district of Orekhovo-Zuevo.
On April 29, within the framework of a working visit to the northern capital, the head of the EMERCOM of Russia Evgeny Zinichev together with the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov arrived at the All-Russian Center for Emergency and Radiation Medicine named after A.M. Nikiforov of the EMERCOM of Russia. At the moment, fire-fighters Anton Sokolov and Boris Starkovsky, injured in the fire at the Nevsky Manufactory, are being treated there. The best doctors of the Center are fighting for their health.