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Established January 10, 1994
3 Teatralnaya Proezd, Moscow
Tel. +7 (095) 208 44 92, ext. 3248
Fax. +7 (095) 208 42 59, ext. 9248410
Sergei Shoigu, Minister
http://www.mchs.gov.ru
Services and Agencies:
This ministry does not oversee any services or agencies
Departments (includes):
Disaster Prevention
Elimination of the Consequences of Radiological and other Disasters
Forces
Management
Protection of the Population and Territories
Science and Technology
Commissions:
Interagency Commission of the Russian Federation for Fighting Forest Fires
Interagency Commission of the Russian Federation for Floods
Interagency Commission of the Russian Federation for the Certification of Rescuers
Interagency Maritime Coordinating Commission for Emergencies on the Seas or Water Basins
Regional EMERCOM centers are located in Chita, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Moscow, Novosibirsk, Rostov-na-Donu, Samara, St. Petersburg, and Yekaterinburg,
Like all ministries, EMERCOM is responsible for developing initiatives and legislation for issues within the ministry’s sphere as well as coordinating with similar ministries from the international community. EMERCOM also manages civil defense and rescue operations. The ministry maintains a large contingent of troops for this purpose. EMERCOM works toward the elimination of natural or man-made disasters, but is also responsible for instructing the population in how to manage and respond to disasters that may occur.
For further information, see also:
Timothy L. Thomas, EMERCOM:Russia’s Emergency Reponse Team
http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/agency/rusert.htm
Last updated May 17, 2005
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