Ministry of Civil Protection of the Russian Federation
The Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation (abbreviation MTschS, Russian Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий , English EMERCOM ), the Ministry for Emergency Situations of the Government of Russia .
The organization was founded on December 27, 1990. In 1994 it became a ministry and since 2002 the fire brigade has been subordinate to it. The ministry has been headed by Yevgeny Sinichev since 2018 and reports directly to the President.
Beriev Be-200 fire fighting aircraft of the MTschS (2008)
Graduates from the MTschS Academy in Khimki (2012)
Civil Protection Minister
- January 20, 1994 to May 11, 2012: Sergei Schoigu (* 1955)
- May 11, 2012 to May 17, 2012: Ruslan Zalikow (* 1956)
- May 17, 2012 to May 18, 2018: Vladimir Putschkow (* 1959)
- since May 18, 2018: Yevgeny Sinitschew (* 1966)
Web links
Commons : EMERCOM of Russia - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Coordinates: 55 ° 45 ′ 35 ″ N , 37 ° 37 ′ 20 ″ E