At the 18 of October at Mykolayiv territory started international command and staff exercise of coordination and emergency response related to radioactive substances with representatives of SESU and Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the United States of America.

In the first half of October, on invitation of Voivodeship Commandant’s office of the State Fire Protection Service of Krakow City, Republic of Poland, the officers of regional SES of Ukraine took part in educational and training meet in Krakow City under the project “Efficiency improvement of response of Ukrainian emergency services to emergencies”.

The University delegation composed of associate professor of the Chair of fire tactics and emergency rescue works Bohdan Stein and a post-graduate Andriy Havrysia took part in the final stage of the European EDEN «CBRNE INNOVATION FAIR 2016» project, which took place during October 11-12, 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. Experience of University staff in using the equipment for remote identification of radiation threat earned during large sale international exercise in Chernobyl NPP in Prypyat city enabled the organizers of the project to assess the objectiveness in using them in a real life threat situation.

A three-day visit of German delegation to Ukraine headed by the expert from School for Fire Brigades of Rhineland-Palatinate State (Federal Republic of Germany) Jörg Beckmann has started on October 10. Director of Civil Protection Department Mykhailo Maiurov had a meeting with German colleagues to determine the main tasks and goals of future cooperation in reforming of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

October 5, colonel Vadym Yanishevskyi, deputy head of Department of SES took part in a meeting with Norwegian delegation that came to Kropyvnytskyi city to exchange experience in the field of organization and performance of search and rescue works. The project was initiated by the authorities of the Kirovohrad Pilot Academy of the National Aviation University which hosted the foreign guests. Partners of the educational institution – Department of Patrol Police, Department of SES, activists from NGOs ‘First aid volunteer movement”, “Ukrainian-Norwegian partnership Club” and volunteers of the Pilot Academy as well as representatives of oblast organization of Red Cross Society were invited to discussion.

On the 4th of October, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Republic of Estonia in Ukraine Gert Antsu visited the Lviv State University of Life Safety. During the visit, held talks on cooperation between Ukraine and Estonia in the field of human security, exchange of experiences and prevent emergencies, preparation of relevant specialists and cultural and educational exchanges.

A five-day visit of Polish delegation to Ukraine aiming to assist in reforming of the system of the SESU has started on October 3. Polish delegation consists of regional Commandant of the State Fire Service of Lublin Town Grzegorz Alinovski and district second commander of the State Fire Service of Sanok Town Leslaw Penar.

The demonstration exercise on anthropogenic emergency response of the forces of the Main Department of the SES in Lviv Oblast took place at September, 29. The work of Lviv rescuers was assessed by the delegation of Main School of Fire Service of Warshaw, Poland: the Chief of Fire Service of Lublin Town and Deputy Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Lviv City Katarzyna Sołek.

September 28 during the official meeting the First Deputy Head of the Main department of SES in Rivne Oblast Colonel of civil defense Yuriy Koretskyi passed to the rescue team of oblast centre 10 new combat set of clothing and shoes.

On September 26, the specialists of Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Lviv Oblast had a meeting with the delegation of Main School of Fire Service of Warshaw, Poland. The meeting was held within the program of theoretical and practical exercises under the project “CBRN – chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats – cross-border security and cooperation. Part II”, according to the program “Polish Assistance 2016”.

Within the framework of cooperation with German Society for International Cooperation GIZ and with the purpose to represent the key ways of realization of joint projects to support Ukraine in emergency management, the festive events “Week of Germany in Ukraine” took place in modular camp for internally displaced persons from the zone of the antiterrorist operation in the left-bank of Kamianske Town on September 25.

During September 23–24, the regular international competition «Fire-fighter Combat Challenge» took place in Łódź City of the Republic of Poland among 26 fire-fighter units from Poland, Germany and Ukraine. The total number of fire-fighters was 197 persons. On this time our country was represented on the competition by rescue team from the Main Department of the SES of Ukraine in Rivne Oblast and consisted of: Ihor Holovko, Yevgen Stukalo, Yuriy Haistruk, Viktor Bondarchuk and Oleksander Dmitriiev.