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Terrorist Acts in Moscow: Experience and Lessons in Eliminating Their Consequences--Aleksandr Yu. Kudrin
Pages 215-220

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From page 215...
... Therefore, we understand and share the pain and suffering of other peoples that have suffered from extreme situations of any nature. We recall the seizure of hostages during the theatrical show Nord-Ost, as well as the bombings at the shopping center in Manezh Square; in the underground pedestrian passage at the Pushkinskaya Metro Station; outside the National Hotel and the Rizhskaya Metro Station; during the concert at the Tushino Airfield; and in a metro train car in the 215
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From page 216...
... From the moment that the first search-and-rescue units and fire crews arrived on the scene, the Main Operational Headquarters for Eliminating the Consequences of Emergency Situations in the City of Moscow deployed its personnel and organized cooperation with the local authorities, the Moscow City Commission on Eliminating the Consequences of Emergency Situations, the city emergency services, the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, and other federal agencies. Thus, a two-level management system has been organized and has proven its effectiveness.
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From page 217...
... Based on the results of an analysis conducted by investigators, tactics were worked out and the optimal personnel and equipment were selected to carry out search-and-rescue operations and extinguish the fire at the focus of this emergency situation. The following objectives were established: • cutting cables • covering the interiors of the cable shafts with sheets of damp asbestos to prevent the fire from spreading • organizing a search for the elevator on which the cables had been severed within the tower • ensuring security for personnel and removing some of them to a zone at a safe distance • involving specialists from the Moscow City Trust for Geologic, Geodesic, and Cartographic Work to maintain constant watch over any deviations of the tower from the vertical axis RESCUE EFFORTS The experience gained in eliminating the consequences of these emergency situations has shown that the most serious attention must be devoted to matters regarding the management and comprehensive execution of rescue efforts.
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From page 218...
... , the area in which rescue efforts were being carried out was lit by individual lighting devices belonging to the searchand-rescue units of the Moscow Main Administration for Civil Defense and Emergency Situations. Lighting was subsequently organized by a special unit of the Moscow city government, which set up powerful lighting equipment.
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From page 219...
... In the process of developing them, several programs were worked out, including Moscow's Radiation Security, Moscow's Chemical Security, Moscow's Fire Security, the Program for the Development of the Moscow City System for Emergency Prevention and Response, and the Program for the Construction of Rescue and Treatment Complexes on the Water. At present, more than 100 regulations and legal acts govern the activities of executive branch agencies, local government entities, and the city's organizations and institutions with regard to protecting the population against emergency situations.
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From page 220...
... Current world experience in resolving the problem of preventing and responding to emergency situations in large cities indicates that achieving an optimal result is impossible without the use of aviation technologies. Therefore, the city has created its own aviation structure, which in times of heavy traffic congestion on the main roads will make it possible to deliver rescuers to the emergency zone in a timely fashion and evacuate the injured to the city's health care facilities.
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