RESEARCH OF FIRE VEHICLES OPERATION IN FPS GPS DIVISIONS OF EMERCOM OF RUSSIA IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE FAR NORTH AND IN THE ARCTIC ZONE

There are considered the issues of operational efficiency and reliability of fire vehicles (hereinafter FV) in fires in the Far North and in the Arctic zone. To obtain statistical data on the equipment of fire divisions with PA there were prepared questionnaires and sent to the FPS GPS divisions of EMERCOM of Russia in the regions of the Far North and the Arctic zone. On the basis of the received data, as well as earlier conducted research there was analyzed the age composition of PA and their failures. The necessary recommendations were drawn up for manufacturers to improve the quality of their products.