The State Emergency Service of Ukraine

From August 13 to August 16, the State Fire Service of the Republic of Poland had a working visit to Ukraine to observe the preparation of rescuers of the Mobile Emergency Response Center of the SES of Ukraine for international recertification within the UN INSARAG system.

On August 14, Deputy Head of the SES Ruslan Beloshitsky met with representatives of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Ukraine. At a meeting with diplomats, issues of the implementation of a grant assistance project, provided to the SES by the Government of the People's Republic of China, were discussed.

On August 15, the rescuers of Zakarpattia oblast hosted a delegation from the Vysocina Region of the Czech Republic, which is currently visiting Zakarpattia oblast.

From July 29 to August 10, 2019 at the Training Center of the Civil Emergency Service of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine for the first time there was a training of rescuers from another country under the curriculum of targeted training courses, namely with specialists of the State Subordinate institution of the Ministry of Internal Affairs - the State Emergency Service. They were involved in rescue works in wells, underground communications, tunnels and mines.

On August 12, the representatives of the Association of Volunteer Fire Teams of the Republic of Poland arrived in Khmelnytskyi oblast in order to continue their work on improving civil protection in the united communities of Ukraine within the framework of the Program U-LEAD with Europe, which began in March this year. In the present time, there are 5 united territorial communities that care about the safety of citizens in their territories: Letychiv, Lisovi Hrynivtsi, Kolybaivka, Nova Ushytsia and Stara Syniava.

During August 5 - 9, representatives of the African Fire Mission (AFM) from the United States stayed with a visit in Kherson Oblast. This is their second visit to the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Kherson Oblast.

Representatives of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, including specialists of the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Kyiv, together with employees of the Kyiv Municipal Organization of the Ukraine Red Cross Society, are on a working visit in Romania.

On August 05, the third training module of the project "Increasing the efficiency of response to Ukrainian emergencies - started in the city of Krakow on the basis of the Voivodeship Command of the State Fire Service of the city of Krakow, Poland, under the program" Polish Development Assistance ", with the assistance of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland for emergency situations - Phase II. "

The thematic change in the international children's camp "Safe Life", which operated during the week in Berehomet town, has come to the end. Although sad to leave the camp, the children were happy during the closing ceremony.

On August 5, a delegation of the African Fire Mission (AFM) from the United States of America arrived at the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Kherson Oblast. This is the second visit the purpose of which is to develop long-term relations with the Rescue Service 101, to increase the level of fire safety and to provide humanitarian assistance to the units of the operational and rescue service of the Kherson Oblast Civil Protection Service.

On August 5, a working meeting of experts-mentors Slawomir Klusek and Zdzisław Wnek of the Association of Volunteer Fire Teams of the Republic of Poland and representatives of Sosnytsia, Plysky, Bobrovytsia, Mena and Vysoke territorial communities took place in Sosnytsia District State Administration under support of the Program “U-LEAD with Europe”.

On August 2, representatives of the Danish Demining Group (DDG) at the Training Ground of the Mobile Emergency Response Center of the SES in Kyiv region handed over to the SES pyrotechnics machinery and equipment for humanitarian demining in Donbass, that was purchased with the support of the US government

During the period from July 29 to August 10, 2019, teachers of the training course for specialists of rescue units will conduct theoretical and practical classes in accordance with specialists training programm who are involved in rescue work in wells, underground communications, tunnels and mines.

On July 25, in the framework of a working visit to the United States Embassy in Ukraine, Fire Safety Inspector of Washington City Craig Milton and the US Embassy Safety Coordinator visited the 6th State Fire and Rescue Station of Kyiv City. This Station was not chosen by chance, but because it is the closest to the embassy.

On July 25, Deputy Head of the Service Ruslan Biloshitsky met with representatives of several projects, donated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany. The meeting was preceded by an assessment mission that took place in Ukraine on July 22, during which representatives of the Government of Germany got acquainted with the activities of the SESU units and local fire brigades in Donetsk region, as well as with the work of the Mobile Rescue Center of the Rapid Response in Kyiv region.

Within the framework of international cooperation, representatives of the German Society for International Cooperation GIZ arrived in Donetsk on July 22 to discuss issues related to the implementation of the project for the training and learning of rescuers of the united territorial communities on the basis of the training point of the Emergency and Rescue Special Forces.

On July 17, in the framework of the project "Fire Safety of Forests of Ukraine", a working meeting was held with the forestry fire extinguishing experts of the US Forest Service in the session hall of the Main department of the SES of Ukraine in Kyiv Oblast. Rescuers of the Kyiv Oblast told about their own experience of extinguishing large-scale fires in ecosystems and the Chernobyl zone with their American colleagues.

On July 16, representatives of the SES of Ukraine, headed by the Deputy Head of the SES Ruslan Biloshitsky, met with a group of international experts of the NATO Integrity Development Program. The heads of the departments of personnel, economy and finance, resource support, internal audit, as well as internal security and anti-corruption of the SES took part in the meeting.

In the period from July 1 to July 22, a training course for 12 volunteers from Staroslovyansk united territorial community of Khmelnytsk region is underway within the framework of the initiative "Improvement of Civil Protection in the United Communities of Ukraine", implemented by the Association of Voluntary Fire Brigades of the Republic of Poland within the framework of the "U-LEAD with Europe" Program, based on 34 State Fire and Rescue Post of the Main Department of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Khmelnytsky region.

On July 11, the Ambassador of the Republic of France Isabelle Dumont, in the framework of cooperation and development of France-Ukrainian collaboration, made a working visit to Nizhyn Special Aviation Unit of the SES of Ukraine.

On July 10 a meeting of the Deputy Chairman of the SES Ruslan Biloshitsky with the American delegation took place within the framework of the visit of the of the delegation of the Forest Service of the Ministry of Agrarian Industry of the USA to Ukraine.

During July 9-12, the delegation of the Forest Service of the Ministry of Agrarian Industries of the United States is visiting Ukraine. The purpose of the visit is to discuss the existing emergency management system in Ukraine and to discuss issues of further bilateral cooperation.

On July 4, meeting of the Deputy Head of the SES of Ukraine Ruslan Biloshitsky with representatives of the companies "Integra" and "Weeze Training Base" was held in the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. Representatives of the Association "Airports of Ukraine" of civil aviation in the European Union, the National Police, the National Guard, the Ministry of Defense, etc. took part in the event.

From June 24 to July 2, the Kherson delegation took part in a training meeting in Krakow, Republic of Poland, within the framework of the project "Improving the effectiveness of the response of Ukrainian emergency rescue services in emergencies".

On July 1-2, the regular stage of the international project "EU-CHEM-REACT 2" on preparation of leaders and participants of teams of experts on organization and conducting of command post exercises took place on the basis of the University of Vistula, Warsaw (Republic of Poland).