Russia's emergencies ministry plans updated firefighting handbook for December

The Russian Emergencies Ministry's State Fire Service Academy plans to present a revised handbook for incident commanders in December 2026. The ministry announced the timetable on October 14 following Alexander Kurenkov's meeting with fire service unit leaders.

Kurenkov said some figures used to plan and review firefighting operations were obtained decades ago. The ministry said scientific and practical experiments had been conducted for the new edition.

The handbook is to include It will also address legal protection for incident commanders.

The national meeting runs in Moscow from October 12 to 15. Its programme covers fires at warehouses, logistics facilities, high-rise buildings and petroleum storage tanks, as well as wildfires and additional equipment for units.

Kurenkov also announced plans to hold the national firefighting organisation meeting annually.