Russian Federation: Deputy Emergency Minister Sergei Kadadov checks readiness of forces and facilities of Stavropol Territory to respond to seasonal risks

A working group of the Emergency Ministry headed by Deputy Minister Sergei Kadadov has checked readiness of the Stavropol Territory subsystem of the Single State Disaster Management System (SSDMS) to respond during 2018 flood and wildfire seasons.

The Crisis Management Center held a meeting to discuss preparing for spring risks. It was attended by employees of the Emergency Ministry’s Stavropol Territory Directorate and representatives of the local executive authorities.

The region is actively taking preventive measures by controlling bodies of water at 24 gauging stations and services of large reservoirs. More than 16 interagency task forces have been set up for the job. More than 13 thousand people and over 3 thousand units of equipment of the Stavropol Territory functional and territorial subsystems of the SSDMS are going to work during the flood season.

Mr. Kadadov got more familiar with the operation of the call center of the Stavropol Territory’s 112 emergency call system and checked preparedness of forces and facilities of the Stavropol Territory functional and territorial subsystems. Personnel of the Crisis Management Center demonstrated how hotspots are located in the region using information resources. Every day, the Center gets satellite pictures from the Emergency Ministry’s National Crisis Management Center.

During his working trip in Stavropol Territory, Mr. Kadadov also checked flood control measures taken at the Kuban River near the town of Nevinnomyssk in Sovetsky Urban District and at the Otkaznoye Reservoir.