The State Emergency Service of Ukraine

During June 18–22, the first Ukrainian exercise “Rescue Days Ukraine 2019” has been held at the training ground of Emergency Rescue Unit of the special assignment of the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Rivne oblast. On this Saturday, a ceremonial closing of the exercises took place with the participation of the Head of the SESU Mykola Chechotkin and the Chief Instructor of the exercise Rüdiger Knoll.

The vehicle fleet of Uzhgorod fire brigade has been replenished with another modern light fire truck with professional hydraulic equipment, which was received at the expense of the European Union.

On June 18, the grand opening of the exercises "Rescue Days Ukraine 2019" took place on the basis of the training ground of the emergency rescue special forces team of the Main Department of the SESU in Rivne oblast.

During June 10-14, as part of the external re-certification of the Polish heavy SAR team in the INSARAG framework, the Ukrainian rescuers have been involved in the deployment of Reception and Departure Center (RDC) that is used to provide support to affected countries in coordinating the international search and rescue teams and other humanitarian assistance, and the On-Site Operations Coordination Center (OSOCC).

Representatives of the Mobile Rescue Center of the SES of Ukraine went to the Republic of Poland, where during June 10-14, 2019 in the territory of a training area in Zagan they shall take part in the external re-classification of the Polish heavy SAR team in the framework of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group – the INSARAG.

In accordance with the bilateral agreement on cooperation between the Lviv State University of Life Safety and the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences (Tallinn, Estonia), within the framework of the international project "Support to the Ukrainian Emergency Situations Service in the system of training in the field of humanitarian demining" a training for humanitarian demining specialists took place.

On June 5, a delegation from the Republic of Armenia had a working visit to Cherkasy Institute of Fire Safety named after Heroes of Chornobyl of National University of Civil Defense of Ukraine, namely: David Melkumian - Head of the Division of Explosion and Fire Technical Expertise of the National Bureau of Expertise and Margaret Aloian - handwriting expert of this division.

A two-day working visit of the General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic to Ukraine has finished with a visit to Lviv Oblast. On June 4, a delegation of the Czech rescuers accompanied by the Head of the SESU Mykola Chechotkin visited the Lviv State University of Life Safety and the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Lviv Oblast.

On June 4, Minister for the Temporary Occupation Territories of Ukraine Vadim Chernysh and Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Ukraine Ole T. Horpestad visited the Interregional Rapid Reaction Center of the SES of Ukraine.

On June 3, a working visit of the General Directorate of the Fire Rescue Service of the Czech Republic to Ukraine has started. The Director General of the institution Dragoslav Ryba headed the foreign delegation. On this day, the Czech rescuers accompanied by the Head of the SESU Mykola Chechotkin visited the Interregional Center for Rapid Response of the SES of Ukraine in Romny Town of Sumy oblast.

During May 30–31, the best athletes from all over the world competed in the XXXII International Competition on Fire-Applied Sport took place in Lutsk City in commemoration of firefighters - heroes of Chornobyl.

May 30, the XXXII International Fire Applied Sports Competition devoted to the memory firemen - heroes of Chernobyl started in Lutsk. From the very early morning, the first races in the first round of competition, raising the assault ladder into the window of the 4th floor of the school tower, have begun.

On May 29, a meeting of the Deputy Head of the SESU with representatives of the charity found of the Kingdom of the Netherlands "Firefighter United" took place in Kyiv, on the basis of the 25th State Fire and Rescue Unit, during which the ceremony of handing ove of humanitarian aid from the Netherlands to the fire and rescue units of Kyiv region and capital was held.

Representatives of the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Kyiv are on a working visit to their colleagues in the Republic of Poland. Commandant's office of Malopolska voivodeship invited capital firefighters to participate in the training during the implementation of the project "Improving the effectiveness of the response of Ukrainian emergency rescue services in emergency situations". The training began on May 27 and will last until June 2 in Krakow city.

Within the framework of a working visit to Ukraine, a delegation of German firefighters from the land of Saxony St. Florian-Veg arrived, headed by a Doctor of Security Sciences, a graduate engineer, Head of the Emergency Department at the School of Fire Protection and Emergencies - Jeans Muller and Grigory Zohr - chief teacher, specialist of the emergency rescue squad, paramedic.

Rescuers of the SES of Ukraine and the Main Department of SESU in Rivne Oblast, who are on a working visit in Kety Town of the Lesser (Malopolska) Voivodeship of the Republic of Poland, where the International Exercises "RESCUE DAYS POLAND 2019" are taking plase during the period from May 24 to May 26, continue to study the best practices in organizing and conducting exercises of such a level.

On the basis of the Estonian Academy of Security Sciences, representatives of the Lviv State University of Life Safety took part in the Annual Conference and the General Assembly EFSCA (European Association of Fire Safety Institutions). The delegation of the educational structure, which included: First Vice-Rector Colonel of the Civil Protection Roman Ratushny, Lieutenant Colonel of Civil Protection Oleksandr Svyatkevich and Major of Civil Protection Oleksandr Lazarenko, were able to get acquainted with the latest fire safety techniques, and also participated in the final round-table meeting of all the delegates of the conference, which was held the other day in Tallinn (Republic of Estonia)

On May 21, the working visit of the delegation of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine led by the Head of the Service Mykola Chechotkin to the Czech Republic began. During May 21 and 22, the Ukrainian side will become familiar with the features of the organization of the fire protection system in the Czech Republic, as well as take part in a series of events.

In order to establish relations with international partners, the Main Department appeals to public organizations of Ukraine. Since 2017, cooperation with the Tauride Christian Institute (TCI) has continued. Thanks to the organizational skills of his rector, Valentin Blue, that succeeded in creating cooperation with fire assistanig missions of the United States of America.

From 13 to 17 May, in Częstochowa city, Poland, the OPCW Technical Secretariat (the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons) held a “Training Course on Sampling and Analysis of Substances in an Extremely Polluted Environment”.

On May 17, in the framework of the working meeting, colleagues from Finland visited the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The delegation visited the 25th State Fire and Rescue Unit to get acquainted with the organization of the service, material and technical base and the work of the capital's rescuers.

An official meeting of the delegation of Yassy County, Romania, with the regional leadership took place in the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration. The Romanian delegation stays in Vinnytsia region from May 16 to 19 and at the invitation of the Head of the Vinnytsia Regional State Administration Valery Korovia will take part in the celebration of Europe Day in the regional center.

The first planning conference took place in Lviv State University of Life Safety within the framework of the project “Improvement of measures on prevention, preparedness and response to chemical and natural disasters, which simultaneously affect the participating states, with the help of a series of exercises for testing and strengthening of national potential using united civil protection mechanism and international cooperation”.

Pyrotechnics of the SES of Ukraine daily check the area of Luhansk region for the detection and removal of explosive objects. One of the methods of operation of pyrotechnic units is non-technical intelligence - collection, analysis of data on potentially hazardous areas and other available measures for their installation, without the use of technical means for detecting explosive objects.

Specialists of the Rescue Service carry out comprehensive work on prevention of emergencies of various kinds every day, as well as check the readiness of the units for the intended actions. In particular, rescuers take part in command post and tactical exercises and trainings.