Ministry of Emergency Situations - general information
The main tasks of the Ministry of Emergency Situations are:
- disaster relief;
- providing assistance (including humanitarian assistance) to disaster victims;
- fire fighting;
- rescue of drowning people.
The list of successfully completed operations by the Ministry of Emergency Situations continues to grow year after year. Over the entire period of the ministry’s existence, its employees:
- eliminated the consequences of 30,000 emergencies;
- saved more than 1,500,000 people;
- about 200 times we helped foreign countries that asked for assistance.
The UN has repeatedly noted that Russia was able to create one of the most effective and well-equipped specialized services.
To date, the number of employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations has reached 287,000 people. Of them:
- firefighters - 250,000;
- civilian employees – 30,000;
- paramilitary personnel – 7,000.
The entire state is divided into three categories. Militiamen, who have special ranks similar to those in the Russian army, are mainly involved in the Fire Service and rescue squads.
Work in the fire service departments of the State Fire Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
The State Fire Service of the Russian Medical Emergency Service hires a firefighter, a fire truck driver, a radiotelephone operator, a guard chief, an inspector, an engineer, and others.
Becoming a member of the middle and senior team will not work out just like that. To do this, the employee must acquire a higher professional education. They head the combat areas of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, where all the forces and means of the fire department are concentrated.
To work in junior and rank and file, special education and experience are not required.
Military service in rescue military formations of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
These institutions perform a number of functions. The institutions' mission is:
- emergency prevention;
- preparing assets and troops to deal with emergency situations;
- defusing aircraft bombs;
- carrying out sanitary treatment of the population, disinfecting the building;
- eliminating the consequences of the use of weapons of mass destruction.
A reduction or increase in financial support is provided for in the federal budget.
Passage of state civil service in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
Citizens of the country who have reached the age of majority and meet all the requirements can enter the service. You will not be able to enroll in the following cases:
- the citizen was declared incompetent;
- by court verdict;
- in the presence of serious illnesses;
- if a person renounces Russian citizenship or becomes a citizen of another country;
- in case of refusal to provide information about the condition of the property.
Enrollment in the service is carried out based on the results of the competition. The procedure for calculating wages is carried out in accordance with Article 50 of the Federal Law of July 2004.
Completing training in educational institutions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia
After completing training in educational institutions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia, the citizen is guaranteed to be hired. For university graduates, the situation is more favorable, since it is easier for them to withstand the competition.
They must successfully pass a medical examination, pass an exam in the Russian language, physics and mathematics, as well as running, push-ups and pull-ups. After decoding the results and a detailed study of all data about the applicant, a decision is made on whether to hire or refuse.
How salaries are calculated in the Ministry of Emergency Situations
The income of an investigator, lieutenant colonel, major and any other employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations depends on the salary of the position and rank (if any), as well as a number of additional payments. What is important is that the first differs significantly from region to region. Thus, a police officer serving in Moscow and the region receives noticeably more than others.
Another thing worth mentioning is the bonus for length of service. Thanks to the latter, salaries begin to increase after the 2nd year of service. So, if you have 5 years of service, its size is 10 percent, and after 25 years it is already 40%.
Also, the emergency worker must receive qualifying additional payments. A specialist, for example, of the lowest, 3rd class, has 5-20%, and a master – up to 40%.
Salaries are also growing thanks to bonuses for difficult working conditions, as well as compensation for high risks of professional activity.
Employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations can count on additional bonuses. They are paid every month, quarter and year. Those awarded certain insignia are given an additional (one-time) certain amount.
Accruals for overtime sometimes account for a significant portion of the salary, because emergency workers have to work on holidays and weekends.
The title of the employee plays a big role. Civilian employees do not have these, which is why their salaries are lower. At the same time, an ordinary private, in addition to his official salary, also receives a fixed amount for his military rank, amounting to approximately 5 thousand. The salary that a lieutenant takes is already 10,000 higher than the income of a civilian employee. In the future, the rate of the holder of a special rank will continue to increase as they increase in rank.
If an employee finds himself in a difficult situation and is experiencing financial difficulties, then he has the right to receive financial assistance - for this he just needs to write an application.
Allowances and social assistance
Service in the Ministry of Emergency Situations is considered one of the most dangerous to life and health, therefore a system of insurance, compensation and social assistance in emergency situations is provided.
Many employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations have awards that are accompanied by monetary incentives. The size of payments depends on the award and ranges from 1 to 15 thousand. According to the law, employees receive a one-time payment for the purchase of housing.
Dismissal for health reasons, if injuries, injuries or occupational diseases were received during the period of fulfilling public duty, are paid with benefits of up to 2 million rubles. This occurs when the employee is unfit for further service.
Payment upon dismissal from service at one's own request occurs as follows:
- up to 20 years of experience - 2 salaries;
- over 20 years - 7 salaries.
An employee with more than 15 years of experience, but less than 20, can count on payments after signing a report only if the reasons were illness, violated contract terms or the age limit for service - 50 years.
Monthly salary bonus for length of service:
Experience | Accrual percentage, % |
From 2 to 5 years | 10 |
5-10 years | 15 |
10-15 years | 20 |
15-20 years | 25 |
20-25 years | 30 |
25 or more years | 40 |
Also, for the qualification title, Ministry of Emergency Situations workers receive a salary increase in the amount of 5 to 30%.
Average salary for the department for 2021
Let's figure out how much certain employees of the rescue department receive. The highest average income (per month) is for employees of the ministry's apparatus. Heads of regional divisions also earn good money.
The salary of the head of the department is almost a million rubles. An employee of the Ministry of Emergency Situations with a military rank in the territorial administration receives an average of 60,000. In the detachments, things are a little worse - the salary of a rescue technician in the department as a whole is 55,000, and 45,000 is awarded to firefighters.
Civilian employees in military formations have to be content with the lowest salary - their income is rarely higher than 22,000. Unfortunately, it is growing more slowly than in the department as a whole.
Civilian personnel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, employed in other departments, earn better. So:
- the dispatcher receives an average of 40,000 rubles;
- driver – 35,000 (fire truck).
Investigators are also paid little - their salary in the first year of service is only 16,000 rubles.
Salaries of rescuers abroad
The salary of rescue team employees directly depends on the financial condition of the country. That is why the pay abroad is higher than in Russia.
In the United States of America, the average salary of an ordinary lifeguard is from 2 to 4 thousand dollars or about 130-260 thousand rubles per month. This amount is affected by the locality in which rescue operations take place. In some states, earnings can reach 10 thousand dollars per month.
In Germany, the average income is 2.5 thousand dollars or 163 thousand rubles per month. The state provides free food and bonuses in the form of additional payments to pensions. Insurance is also provided separately.
Poland estimates the work of fire and rescue teams at 650 dollars or 42 thousand rubles. The high cost of real estate and food forces rescuers to find additional income or open their own business.
In the UK, the salary of rescuers ranges from 2 to 4 thousand dollars, translated into rubles this turns out to be 130-250 thousand rubles, depending on the place of work. The highest wages are paid in places with a high level of danger. It has a direct connection with the working conditions of the rescue team: if the danger is high, then the salary is appropriate.
Service in the Ministry of Emergency Situations requires long and diligent preparation, and most importantly, determination. This profession is considered one of the most dangerous, therefore, before making a choice, you should think it over more than once. Serving in civil defense is a heroism of the 21st century, which is valued by the state and its residents.
Salaries by region
The table will allow you to figure out how much emergency workers are paid in some cities.
Locality | Firefighter | Driver | Signalman | Water Supervision Inspector | Psychologist |
Khabarovsk | 40 000 | 33 000 | 25 000 | 25 000 | 22 000 |
Saint Petersburg | 45 000 | 36 000 | 28 000 | 30 000 | 25 000 |
Moscow | 55 000 | 50 000 | 40 000 | 35 000 | 30 000 |
We will tell you further whether salaries will increase in the future.
What is known about the increase in salaries for employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations
Once all the necessary regulatory documents are implemented, Emergencies Ministry employees will be able to count on increased wages. According to preliminary data, it will be doubled.
Anyone interested in this topic has the opportunity to go to the official Kremlin website. The resource contains all the details of the initiative. The first paragraph of the regulatory act in subparagraph “D” describes that salaries will be increased for employees of fire departments of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
Are the Ministry of Emergency Situations going to raise salaries in 2021?
All employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations understand that the increase has become a necessity. What kind of salary increase they might be talking about is what worries them in 2021.
The country's state budget does not contain any information about the authorities' intention to significantly increase the salaries of rescuers. The size of the expected increase will be quite modest - from the beginning of October, the employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations will only be indexed to the amount of inflation, which, according to the Central Bank, will be 4.3 percent. The increase will only affect salaries.
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What pension can you expect and when?
Service in the Ministry of Civil Defense has specific conditions and job responsibilities associated with an increased risk to health and life. In view of this, employees are legally entitled to early retirement. Employees in uniform receive a special type of pension money - a military pension.
Salaried employees of the ministry who are civilians receive an insurance pension.
According to the Law “On the Accrual of Length of Service,” the calculation of length of service includes the following indicators:
- training in higher and secondary vocational institutions for up to 5 years;
- military service in the army;
- work in areas with difficult weather conditions.
Also, the Federal Law of December 28, 2013 N 400-FZ “On Insurance Pensions” states that persons who have worked for more than 15 years as rescuers are assigned a retirement age of 40 years.
The pension amount is calculated taking into account the salary and allowances provided for certain positions. After which the resulting indicator is multiplied by the indexation percentage for the current year.
According to Federal Law of the Russian Federation dated December 11, 2021 No. 460-F3, when calculating the pension benefit from October 1, 2021, its amount will be 73.68% of the salary on the last day of service.
Salary recalculation and personnel optimization
With regard to the recalculation of wages and personnel optimization, certain actions were periodically carried out, which led to changes in the level of wages received. Back in 2012, a Presidential Decree was approved, on the basis of which the salaries of civil servants were to be doubled compared to the already established amounts.
This procedure was to be carried out in stages and last for 6 years. The last salary increase, which was made in 2021, provoked an increase in wage levels by 2.8%.
After the government decided not to increase wages, the next step was the intention to carry out personnel optimization. Thus, after reviewing the structure of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation, the conclusion was the need for a significant reduction in management positions - about 10% of the total number of employees.
Even before the onset of 2021, three stages of reduction were carried out - both employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and civilians, for whom funds paid in the form of wages were allocated from the budget, ceased to hold their posts.
If we take statistics for the Russian Federation as a whole, the total number of people who lost their jobs was 15,000. The areas in which the largest number of citizens were laid off were:
- Stavropol region;
- Khabarovsk region;
- Nizhny Novgorod Region;
- Sverdlovsk region;
- Republic of Tatarstan;
- Ryazan Oblast.
When to expect a salary increase
The head of state instructed the leadership of the ministries to develop all relevant standards for increasing the salaries of rescuers at the legislative level by August 1 of this year. Vladimir Putin indicated that the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Evgeny Zinichev, and the head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation, Anton Siluanov, will be personally responsible for the implementation of the initiative.
This instruction was formed based on the results of the “Direct Line” held this year. The official document states that in 2019, employees of fire departments can count on a salary of 24,000 rubles, and by next year the amount will increase to 32,000 rubles.
Let us recall that during a live broadcast, one of the employees of the fire department in Kaliningrad addressed the Russian leader. The man said that the boss in their region earns about 16,000 rubles, and his subordinates earn 12-13 thousand each.
The President took this issue into account and decided to increase the amounts received. Throughout 2021 and 2021, 12 billion rubles will be allocated from the federal budget to implement this initiative.
We can conclude that this government decision is completely positive, since the financial situation of the Ministry of Emergency Situations employees will increase. Financial incentives can improve the quality of work, and the work of rescuers requires enormous motivation, because they save the lives of other people, risking their own.