On 31st January, a large-scale exercise of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in the Arctic zone was completed. As a result, in 10 regions, 19 practical exercises and 90 experimental research tasks were conducted. More than 60,000 people took part in the business programme and the dedicated Safety Week for children and youth.
During the programme of the exercises, from 29 to 31 January, each participating region had a dedicated exercise. According to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, the Komi team trained to liquidate an open gusher of an oil and gas well; in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug there was a drill for an accident at a heat supply facility; the Krasnoyarsk Region dealt with a fire in a hospital; Yakutia tackled search and rescue operations after a large-sized vehicle fell through the ice; in the Murmansk Region, the emergency team liquidated a spill and fire of petroleum products, as well as the consequences of a rock burst and collapse; and in Orenburg there was a training exercise against an accident at an oil refinery.
Pevek in Chukotka became the final point for the large-scale Arctic expedition of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. Under harsh weather conditions and during the polar night, it covered more than 16,500 kilometres in two stages and worked out 20 simulated incidents.
In some places, heavy special equipment was literally blown off the road; the descents on the route were very steep and difficult.
—Daniil Martynov, Advisor to the Head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry
The expedition participants trained their actions when working through four extreme scenarios. They pulled hypothetical victims out from under the rubble, provided assistance, and evacuated people using a Mi-8 helicopter. They also conducted a search for victims following an avalanche and practised aiding a ship in distress in the waters of Chaunskaya Bay.
From an Il-76 aircraft, they dropped platforms with an easily erected helicopter pad, complete with a supply of fuel and lubricants, and a heating module. Additionally, they carried out a parachute landing from a height of 1,500 metres.
A special exhibition was hosted on the coast of Chaunskaya Bay, demonstrating modern rescue and medical equipment and gear, as well as domestic models of wheeled and all-terrain vehicles that passed comparative tests during the expedition.
Major Russian companies working in the Arctic participated in the exercises, with more than 50 foreign participants from over 20 countries attending as observers.
Source: MCHS
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