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The State Emergency Service of Ukraine
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'' (24 December 2012) ( uk, Державна служба України з надзвичайних ситуацій), until December 24, 2012 the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine ( uk, Міністерство надзвичайних ситуацій України), 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 insurance fund 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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. 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." ( uk, Запобігти. Врятувати. Допомогти).

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

Ukrainian SSR The Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic ( uk, Украї́нська Радя́нська Соціалісти́чна Респу́бліка, ; russian: Украи́нская Сове́тская Социалисти́ческая Респ ...

, 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

. After the reform, three major central executive power bodies were directly subordinated to it: * State service of mining supervision and industrial safety of Ukraine ( uk, Державна служба гірничого нагляду та промислової безпеки України) * State agency of Ukraine of the administration of the

( uk, Державне агентство України з управління зоною відчуження) * State inspection of technogenic safety of Ukraine ( uk, Державна інспекція техногенної безпеки України) ;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) * Odessa Sanatorium (Odessa)

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. As of September 2018, three H225 helicopters were also to serve in State Emergency Service Aviation.

References

External links

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