General concept

1. Reform of the State Emergency Service
Decentralization

2. Problem
Soviet approach to fire safety – excessive central-
ization of the fire safety system
Large numbers of casualties and financial loss
Insufficient state funding of the Emergency Service
– which results in lack of professionals, low salaries,
and outdated equipment 80% of which must be
written off
Long response time in rural areas – exceeds the
20-minute norm in two or three times
Low civic awareness about fire safety

3. Transformation includes:
1. Improvement of the State Emergency Service operation
2. Expansion of local fire teams
3. Engagement of volunteers
Reform timeline
2016 2020

4. Protection of cities
and villages from fire
State
Emergency
Service
Volunteer
firefighters
Local
fire
teams

5. Reform of the State Emergency Service
on rayon level
Number of units on local level will correspond
to the number of new amalgamated
communities.
Part of the fire depots and fire equipment of the
State Emergency Service will be passed to
communities to organize their own fire safety
system. The other part of the equipment will be
used for fire safety on rayon level increasing
number of firefighters to the actual necessary
number.
Fire stations
of the State Emergency Service
Fire stations
of communities

6. Local
fire
team
Volunteers
How it works?
Having received information about fire,
volunteer firefighters arrive to the fire location
and together with the local fire team bring out
the fire. Response time decreases and
efficiency increases
20 min
20 min

7. 72% of fire fighters are volunteers. Volunteers
extinguish fire free of charge, helping their city
or village in such a way
In Austria volunteer fire teams are financed
by municipal government. Volunteer firefighter
organized based on professional firefighter
teams’ standards but with very low pay
In Germany 80% of all volunteer fire teams live
in rural areas. Response time is 8 minutes
In Sweden 80% of fire safety system is
volunteer. Municipalities are responsible for
fire safety and volunteer firefighters
100% of firefighters in Chilly are volunteers
Volunteer fire fighters work
effectively in many countries
throughout the world
USA
AUT
GER
SWE
СHL

8. Anyone can become volunteer firefighter, without
limitations by age or sex, become useful for their
communities. However, for the risky work candi-
dates must comply with the following criteria:
Experience of ATO veterans, veterans, retired or
active Civil Emergency Service staff is especially
useful. If volunteer cannot, due to health reasons,
directly deal with fire, s/he can work with fire
prevention activities, participate in youth or
children programs etc.
Age: 18-60
Sex: any
No health limitations
Who can
become
volunteer
firefighter?

9. Why
Volunteer work
is effective?
Volunteers go through selection process
and receive special training and regularly
can improve their skills
Volunteers engaged only in cases when
needed and can be occupied with their
regular work or duties. Volunteers do not
receive salary, however may receive social
benefits from state or local government
Volunteer firefighters give sets an example
of responsible citizenship for others and
are the pride of his/her communities.

10. Opportunity to receive free professional training
and skills of a new profession
Opportunity to receive free psychological
assistance, new connections and friends
Benefits for veterans
ATO veterans
reintegration:
heroes from front –
heroes for any com-
munity

11. Community engagement
and ambassadors
of the new values