On March 1, Irkutsk Region will mark World Civil Defense Day, rescue and fire equipment will be shown at the Trud stadium square, and guests will be treated to hot tea and porridge from a field kitchen. Open days will also be held at fire stations in the region, where they will be reminded of the role of civil defense in protecting the population and the work of rescue services.

At 11:00, on the first day of spring, a display of rescue and firefighting equipment will be organized in the square of the Trud stadium. Veterans of civil defense have been invited to the event. Those present will be treated to hot tea and porridge from a field kitchen.
Open days will be held at fire stations in the Irkutsk Region.
World Civil Defense Day is celebrated annually on March 1. This day was proclaimed in 1992 by decision of the International Civil Defense Organization with the aim of promoting knowledge of civil defense and raising the prestige of national rescue services. One of its main tasks is to educate the population in methods of protection against dangers arising from the introduction of military operations or as a result of such operations.
By establishing World Civil Defense Day, the organizers from the very beginning pursued two main goals: first, to draw the attention of the world community to the importance of Civil Defense and to increase the readiness of the population for self-protection in the event of disasters or accidents; second, to pay tribute to the efforts and self-sacrifice of the personnel of national civil defense services in their struggle against disasters.
Under modern conditions, the state and civil defense are inseparable. Civil defense actively participates in ensuring the livelihood and safety of society. Today, the main distinguishing feature of civil defense is that it acts as a form of participation of the entire population of the country, state authorities, and local self-government bodies in ensuring the defense capability and livelihood of the state, performing defense, social, and economic functions.
Based on materials from the press service of the Main Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Irkutsk Region