Improvement of the personnel training system for fighting forest fires: a case study of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra

Improving the effectiveness of additional professional education of employees of forest fire protection services and volunteers is a very relevant area of   research not only for the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra, but also for all regions of Russia that have a forest fund. The purpose of the study is to examine the current state of affairs in the field of additional education of forest protection specialists and voluntary forest firefighters, to develop recommendations for improving the effectiveness of such additional education. The objectives of the study were: analysis of the amount of economic damage caused by forest fires in the autonomous region, the number of volunteers involved in the conservation, protection, reproduction of forests, the state of affairs for additional training of specialists and volunteers, the economic justification of the costs of developing a system of additional education for fire service workers. The principles of organization of additional education are formulated, the content of training modules is outlined, the amount of costs for organizing training is determined. The content of the fourth training module related to highlighting the results achieved in the work of fire services using statistical indicators is disclosed in detail. The main performance indicators of firefighters are: the average number of workers involved in one fire, the average area of   one fire at the time of detection. The actual values of these indicators are given, which indicated an increase in the performance of firefighters. The introduction of new educational technologies into the educational process and the return on costs are justified. The measures proposed in this study could logically supplement the existing system of forest protection measures approved in the strategic planning document for the development of the forestry complex – the Forest Plan of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug for 2019-2028, and contribute to improving the efficiency of firefighters.

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