Overview
- The city prepared 40 organized bathing locations alongside 13 specially cut holes in 12 parks, available from 18:00 on January 18 to 18:00 on January 19.
- More than 1,300 firefighters and rescuers will be on duty to oversee bathing and provide fire safety at churches during overnight services.
- Sites feature wooden platforms, anti-slip descents with handrails, lighting, rescue gear, heated changing tents, food points, and portable toilets.
- Specialists measured ice thickness, checked pond bottoms, and will maintain visual control with escorts and hovercraft patrols to deter unsanctioned bathing.
- Temporary potable water will be supplied to churches lacking centralized service via provisional pipelines or tanker deliveries, with emergency crews stationed near houses of worship.