State Emergency Service of Ukraine

The former ministry was created in 1996 upon the merging the ministry of Ukraine in protection of population from the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe and the headquarters of the state civil defense which until then were two different establishments. Later in 2003 to the agency was included the Fire Department that was under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (Militsiya).

Until 1991 the ministry of Ukraine in protection of population from the consequences of the Chernobyl catastrophe was a state committee of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukrainian SSR, while the state civil defense was part of the bigger All-Union civil defense network in the Soviet Union.

Until 2005 the agency was a military reserve of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, but after the 2003 reform and merger with the Fire Department, all militarized formation were dissolved and in 2005 the agency became officially non-military and focused on rescue services.

Until the administration reform on December 9, 2010 it was called as Ministry of Ukraine in emergencies and affairs in protection of population from the consequences of the Chornobyl catastrophe. After the reform three major bodies of central executive power were directly subordinated to it:

• State service of mining supervision and industrial safety of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна служба гірничого нагляду та промислової безпеки України)
• State agency of Ukraine in administration of the zone of alienation (Ukrainian: Державне агентство України з управління зоною відчуження)
• State inspection of techogenic safety of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Державна інспекція техногенної безпеки України)

Other agencies

• State department of fire-prevention security (see Firefighting)
• State search and rescue aviation service Ukraviaposhuk
• State hydro-meteorological service
• State department of the insurance documentation fund of the Ministry

On 24 December 2012 the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine was transformed into State Emergency Service[5] and placed under jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. On 25 April 2014 the service was transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.[6]

Higher commanding staff

	General of Emergency Services Генерал служби цивільного захисту України	Colonel General Генерал-полковник	Lieutenant General Генерал-лейтенант	Major General Генерал-майор
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Senior commanding staff

	Colonel Полковник	Lieutenant Colonel Підполковник	Major Майор
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Average commanding staff

	Captain Капітан	First Lieutenant Старший лейтенант	Lieutenant Лейтенант	Second Lieutenant Молодший лейтенант	Officer cadet Курсант
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Junior commanding staff

	Chief master sergeant Головний майстер-сержант	Master sergeant Майстер-сержант	Sergeant Сержант	Private Рядовий
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  25 years in service
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  20 years in service
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  15 years in service
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  10 years in service
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  For courage in an emergency
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  For honorable service

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The Special Aviation Unit and Operational Rescue Service of the State Emergency Service (Специального авиационного отряда Оперативно-спасательной службы гражданской защиты) is based in the city of Nizhyn.

The Special Aviation Unit can work independently or in cooperation with other units of the State Emergency Service to fulfill the task of protection of population and territory, material and cultural values and the environment during emergencies, special works in difficult conditions.

As of September 2018 it was planned that three H225 helicopters will be serving the State Emergency Service Aviation.[8]

• Fire protection
• Fire safety
• Firefighting
• Search and rescue
• State Emergency Service
• Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)

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• Official Website of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine
• Law of Ukraine on Civil Defense Forces