In Voronezh city hall discussed fire safety and municipal procurement

On Monday, October 12, the head of Voronezh Sergey Petrin held a weekly working meeting in the city administration.

The current situation was reported by the head of the Department for GO and emergency Sergei Khomuk. He drew attention to violations of safety rules during the operation of gas equipment, which can lead to tragic consequences.

Separately, the topic of passing the fire season was touched upon. By October 12, 42 landscape fires were recorded in the city, the fire passed over 38 hectares. A year earlier, during the same period of time, 56 such fires were registered on an area of more than 34 hectares. Thus, the number of fires decreased by a quarter.

Homuk also noted that in the summer of 2026, temporary voluntary fire brigades operated in all urban children's recreation camps, which were engaged in the organization and practical implementation of security measures.

In addition, the mayor’s office constantly informs residents through the official website and social networks. Similar work is carried out by district councils and other administrative units.

A set of measures for the preparation and passage of the fire season of 2026 gave a steady positive dynamics in reducing the number of landscape fires. The efforts made made it possible to prevent major emergencies and serious damage, Sergei Khomuk summed up.

Then about the preliminary results of procurement activities for 2026 said Deputy head of the municipal procurement Department Lyubov Polteva. During the reporting period, 2041 purchases were made for a total of 12.86 billion rubles - 22% less than a year earlier. Savings on the results of trading in monetary terms remained at the level of the previous period and amounted to 575.83 million rubles.

At the beginning of 2026, the Control Network Schedule of Procurement for National Projects, State Programs and the Regional Targeted Investment Program was approved. It specifies specific deadlines for filing applications, bidding and contracting. The key objects are the construction of the Children’s School of Arts for 1,400 seats, major repairs of schools and the Jubilee sports complex, road works on Dubrovina Street, repair of mass graves and improvement of Artamonov embankment.

On behalf of Governor Alexander Gusev, 199 purchases worth 2.95 billion rubles were placed using the ECG rating. Compared to the same period last year, the amount has doubled, said the press service of the city administration.