MOSCOW, January 09. /ITAR-TASS/. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry will increase the number of duty shift officers during crises, Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov said.
“The number of duty shift officers will increase by 1.5 times to ensure safety of people and immediately assist to a person, who got into trouble,” Puchkov said at a video conference on Thursday.
A decision has been taken to increase wages to officers of special fire fighting units by 1.5 times, the minister said, adding “I ask you to take this issue under special control.