The head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations held a reporting meeting in front of the population
Today, the Minister of Emergency Situations, Yuri Ilyin, held a reporting meeting in front of the population in Nur-Sultan. The event was held in an online format.
The reporting meeting was attended by representatives of the general population, including residents of the country's regions, representatives of public organizations, non-governmental institutions, as well as the media.
The Minister informed the participants of the meeting about the activities, results of work and prospects for the development of civil protection bodies. He also spoke about the emergency rescue operations carried out in the winter, heating, flood, fire and bathing periods of 2020-2021.
So, in 2020, the number of emergencies decreased by 7%, about 14 thousand people were saved, emergency departments carried out more than 71 thousand visits, more than 19 thousand people were evacuated from the emergency zone, and first aid was provided to four thousand victims.
"This year, more than 5 thousand people were rescued, emergency units carried out about 21 thousand trips, more than 6 thousand people were evacuated from the emergency zone, and first aid was provided to more than 1 thousand victims," Yuri Ilyin said.
The Head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations made a special emphasis on the safe passage of the fire and bathing periods.
Since the beginning of the year, 96 (2020 – 146) forest fires and 682 ( 2020 – 886) fires of steppe massifs have been registered.
Since May, about two thousand patrols and raids have been carried out on the reservoirs of the country, more than 70 violators have been brought to administrative responsibility.
An equally important direction of the Ministry is the prevention of man-made accidents in industry, which pose a threat to the safety of citizens and the environment. Last year, 28 accidents and 308 incidents were registered at hazardous production facilities. At the same time, 28 people were killed and injured.
The Minister also touched upon the issues of public notification. So, during the period of active digitalization in the country, a mobile application "Darmen" was developed, which provides timely information to the population within 5 seconds. Now, the total number of users of the mobile application is more than two hundred thousand people, only in 2020 more than 90 thousand people are registered.
At the end of his report, the minister answered the questions asked by the participants of the reporting meeting, as well as received from the regions of the country and through the "Call Center"created in the ministry.
Press Service of the Ministry of Emergency
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