Perm administration forms civil defense forces

The head of Perm Alexei Demkin signed a resolution on the creation of civil defense forces in the municipality. They will include existing emergency rescue units, Perm rescue service personnel, as well as freelance units. As follows from the document, these formations will be financed from the funds of the organizations that create them. The main tasks of the civil defense forces are to provide assistance to the population affected by hostilities or due to emergencies, as well as the urgent burial of corpses and participation in emergency rescue operations. Also, civil defense units can be engaged in the disinfection of people and buildings, the evacuation of material and cultural values ​​from affected areas, as well as the elimination of emergencies.

The management of the city’s civil defense forces is entrusted to the head of the MKU “Perm City Rescue Service”, their use is possible by decision of the head of Perm. The city administration explained that “we are talking about the implementation of the recommendations of the Russian Emergencies Ministry on the development of a regulatory framework for local governments and securing the legal status of the existing civil defense forces and means.”

Dmitry Astakhov, Perm