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Karelian firefighters train with a parachute

March 24, 2023

Paratroopers and paratroopers of the Petrozavodsk and Segezha aviation departments conducted training descents from an Mi-8 helicopter at Peski airport, reports the Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Republic. Until April 1, the training of other specialists will take place.

Such raids take place before each fire season so that employees do not forget the skills learned at a critical time.

— Preparations for the fire season are proceeding as planned. We continue to recruit specialists for the season, we are actively working in this direction with the employment center, – said Sergey Rodionov, head of the Karelian Center for Aviation and Forest Soil Protection.

Read more: “Employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Karelia worked out the first stage of the exercises”

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