Ministry of Emergency Situations (Russia)

Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters
Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий
	Ministry emblem
	Ministry flag
	; Ministry headquarters in Moscow
Agency overview
Formed	December 27, 1990
Preceding agency	Russian Rescue Corps;
Jurisdiction	President of Russia
Headquarters	Teatralny proyezd 3, Moscow; 55°45′34″N 37°37′18″E
Minister responsible	Aleksandr Kurenkov, Minister of Emergency Situations;
Parent agency	Government of Russia
Child agencies	Russian State Fire Service; GIMS (Main Inspection for Small Vessels);
Website	en.mchs.ru
Footnotes
	The official anthem and marchpast is Sound about the Alarming Youth (Песня о тревожной молодости) by Alexandera Pakhmutova; Civil Defence Day (День войск гражданской обороны) is celebrated on 4 October.;

The Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (Russian: Министерство Российской Федерации по делам гражданской обороны, чрезвычайным ситуациям и ликвидации последствий стихийных бедствий), also known as the Ministry of Emergency Situations (Министерство по чрезвычайным ситуациям; abbreviated MChS, МЧС России) or internationally as EMERCOM (derived from "Emergency Control Ministry"), is a Russian government agency overseeing the civil emergency services in Russia.

President Boris Yeltsin established EMERCOM on January 10, 1994, though the ministry can be traced back to December 27, 1990, when the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) established the Russian Rescue Corps and assigned it the mission of rapid response to emergencies.

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