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Moscow Puts City Services on Holiday High Alert as EMERCOM Deploys 79,700 Responders

Officials cite a seasonal spike in fires despite a slight year-over-year drop in emergencies.

Overview

  • Moscow will operate in an enhanced mode from December 31 through January 11 with round-the-clock duty for responsible officials, operations teams and repair crews to ensure uninterrupted utilities.
  • Fire-safety compliance checks will intensify across residential and nonresidential facilities, with fire-rescue personnel and emergency repair brigades moved to higher readiness.
  • City authorities will increase monitoring of electrical, engineering-utility and fuel-energy infrastructure security and maintain reserve capacity across resource systems.
  • Additional cleaning resources will be deployed to roads, pedestrian zones, public spaces and courtyards using municipal equipment and manual crews.
  • Russia’s Emergency Ministry shifts to reinforced duty nationwide, fielding more than 79,700 personnel and 19,900 units of equipment, noting 259 emergencies this year, down 3%, and that many staff will spend the holidays on duty.