 |
The main target of the Fire protection department of Moscow metro is to ensure fire protection of the rolling stock, as well as buildings and premises of Moscow metro. Metro fire safety is controlled on a 24-hour basis. Fire protection department pays much attention to the training of its staff and metro workers with regard to fire prevention rules. The staff of the fire protection department get trained in a special metro fire centre. Programs for training fire prevention senior instructors who work in depots during the day and those who work shifts in other buildings of Moscow metro have been drawn up. The department ensures that fire safety rules on metro units which are under construction or reconstruction are followed too. As the main target of the fire protection department is fire prevention, major efforts are done to make sure that fire extinguishing equipment and systems are ready to be used in the event of conflagration. The department takes control of a Fire prevention enterprise which provides metro with fire extinguishers and is responsible for their servicing.

 |
|