On January 23, the territorial investigation departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia celebrate their professional holiday.
95 years ago, the State Fire Service was given the power to investigate cases of violation of applicable fire regulations.
The main task of fire investigators is to investigate fires to determine the causes of the fire and the perpetrators of the fire.
Today, the investigators of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia are equipped with modern portable fire and forensic laboratories for express analysis and toolkits for working at the scene of the incident. Specialists and experts from fire research laboratories are involved in all large and complex fires.
Only last year in Russia, the investigative bodies of the State Fire Service examined over 650,000 cases. occurrence reports, of which approx. 140,000 are reports of various crimes. As a result of the work of the investigators, more than 900 criminal cases were initiated. On their basis, the courts issued 120 convictions.
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