 | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 2001 |
| Employees | 220,000 (approx) |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 30,000 (approx) |
| Trucks | 18,500 (approx) |
Russian State Fire Service (Russian: Государственная противопожарная служба, Gosudarstvennaya protivopozharnaya sluzhba) is the highest fire service body of Russian Federation. A part of the Ministry of Emergency Situations since 2001, the State Fire Service is divided into the Federal Fire Service and the Fire Service of the Federal subjects of Russia.
State Fire Service's 220 000 personnel operate out of 13,600 buildings and structures, including 4000 plus fire stations containing 18,634 fire appliances and 49 fireboats.[1]
The State Fire Service divisions participate in over two million operations a year, rescue over 90 000 lives, save property evaluated as high as 120 billion rubles.[2]
The Institute for Fire Defense and Scientific Research and 70 special laboratories are responsible for the SFS scientific support, new technologies and methods of work.
Ranks
In Russia, the decals are applied symmetrically on both sides of the helmet (front and rear). The location of the decals on the special clothing and SCBA is established for each fire department of the same type within the territorial entity.
| Rank | Helmet colour/markings |
|---|---|
| Firefighter | The all color helmet with the applied number, indicating the fire station |
| Head of fire brigade | The all color helmet with the applied number, indicating the fire station, underlined by line 50 mm wide and 5 mm thick |
| Head of duty shift fire station | The all color helmet with the applied a circle, inside which the applied number is indicating the fire station |
| Deputy Head of the fire station | The all color helmet with the applied a triangle, inside which the applied number is indicating the fire station |
| Head of the fire station | The all color helmet with the applied a square, inside which the applied number is indicating the fire station |
| Commanding staff of the fire department | The all color helmet with the applied a circle, inside which the applied a rhombus |
Notes
See also
External links
- Template:Ru icon Profile
- Template:Ru icon Fireman.ru
