The State Emergency Service of Ukraine
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'' (24 December 2012) (), until December 24, 2012 named the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine () is the main

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body tasked with carrying out state policy in the spheres of

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, creating and managing the system of

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documentation, utilization of radioactive wastes, protection of population and territory in emergency situations, emergency prevention and response,

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in the aftermath, and the

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. They represent Ukraine's sole fire & rescue service. It is abbreviated as ДСНС �країни It also directly administers the

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located just north of

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. Under the jurisdiction of the

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, the agency's motto is "To prevent. To rescue. To help." ()

History

The former ministry was created in 1996 with the merger of the state civil defense body and the Ukrainian ministry in charge of protecting the population from the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe. Until 1991, the latter was a state committee of the Cabinet of Ministers of the

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, while state civil defense was part of the USSR's All-Union civil defense network. In 2003, the ministry took over control of the firefighting service, previously under the jurisdiction of the

(militsiya). The ministry had been part of the military reserve of the

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, but after the 2003 reform and fire services merger, all militarized formations were dissolved, and in 2005, the agency became officially non-military and focused on rescue services. Until the administrative reform of December 9, 2010, the body was called Ministry of Ukraine in emergencies and the protection of the population from the consequences of the

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. After the reform, three major central executive power bodies were directly subordinated to it: * State service of mining supervision and industrial safety of Ukraine (,

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: Державна служба гірничого нагляду та промислової безпеки України) * State agency of Ukraine of the administration of the

: Государственное агентство Украины по управлению зоной отчуждения) * State inspection of technogenic safety of Ukraine (,

: Государственная инспекция техногенной безопасности Украины) ;Other agencies * State department of fire-prevention security (see

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) * State search and rescue aviation service: ''Ukraviaposhuk'' * State hydro-meteorological service * State department of the insurance documentation fund of the Ministry On December 24, 2012, the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine was transformed into the State Emergency Service and placed under jurisdiction of the

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. On 25 April 2014, the service was transferred to the

Structure

Main body

* Central Bureau of Emergency Situations

Specialized formations

* State militarized mining rescue brigade (Kryvyi Rih) * Dnipro militarized mining rescue brigade

Other agencies

* Ukrainian Hydro-meteorological Center * Ukrainian Aviation Meteorological Center * Main Aviation Coordination Center of search and rescue * "Rescuer"-Inform Information Analytical Center * Center of Civil Security 112 * Mobile Rescue Center (Kyiv) * Odesa Sanatorium (Odesa)

List of heads of the State Emergency Service

Former agency executives (prior to 2012 reorganisation)

List of former chiefs of state civil defense

List of ministers of emergencies

Ranks

Medals

File:Медаль «Ветеран служби» (ДСУНС).png, 25 years in service File:Медаль «20 років сумлінної служби» (ДСУНС).png, 20 years in service File:Медаль «15 років сумлінної служби» (ДСУНС).png, 15 years in service File:Медаль «10 років сумлінної служби» (ДСУНС).png, 10 years in service File:Нагрудний знак «За відвагу в надзвичайній ситуації».png, For bravery in an emergency File:Нагрудний знак «Знак Пошани» (ДСУНС).png, For honorable service

State Emergency Service Aviation

The Special Aviation Unit and Operational Rescue Service of the State Emergency Service (Спеціальний авіаційний загін оперативно-рятувальної служби цивільного захисту) is based in the city of

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. The Special Aviation Unit can work independently or in cooperation with other State Emergency Service units to protect population and territory, material and cultural values and the environment during emergencies, especially for work performed under difficult conditions.

Gallery

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, 2010 File:MNS helicopter.jpg, An Emergency Service

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, 2011 File:H225 Super Puma helicopter Number 54 in 2020.jpg, The EC225 Super Puma that crashed on January 18, 2023 killing Ukrainian Minister of Internal Affairs

Denys Monastyrsky Denys Anatoliiovych Monastyrsky (, ; 12 June 1980 – 18 January 2023) was a Ukrainian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine from 16 July 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash on 18 January 2023.

, his deputy

Yevhen Yenin Yevhen Volodymyrovych Yenin (, sometimes Yevheniy, ; 19 November 1980 – 18 January 2023) was a Ukrainian diplomat and lawyer who served as the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2023.

, State Secretary

Yurii Lubkovych Yurii Olehovych Lubkovych (; 31 May 1989 – 18 January 2023) was a Ukrainian diplomat who served as the Secretary of State of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 2021 until his death in 2023.Fire protection Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially Conflagration, destructive fires. It involves the study of the behaviour, Compartmentalization (fire protection), compartmentalisation, suppression and inve ...

Fire safety Fire safety is the set of practices intended to reduce destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent wikt:ignition, the ignition of an uncontrolled fire and those that are used to limit the spread a ...

Firefighting Firefighting is a profession aimed at controlling and extinguishing fire. A person who engages in firefighting is known as a firefighter or fireman. Firefighters typically undergo a high degree of technical training. This involves structural fir ...

Search and rescue Search and rescue (SAR) is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger. The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, typically determined by the type of terrain the search ...

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References

External links

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