Emergency gas service (Russian: аварийная газовая служба, Latinized:avariynaya gazovaya sluzhba) is an emergency service in many cities of Russia and some other countries of the former Soviet Union. Similar emergency services exist also in other countries, eg. in Poland (Polish: pogotowie gazowe).
The history of service goes back to 20th century during Soviet period. In the USSR, a division was launched within militarized organizations of gas rescuers (included in the general gas rescue service of the chemical industry), non-military (they were a division of the organization) and voluntary. In 1992, due to the abolition of the all-Union ministries, the activities of the Directorate of paramilitary guards and mining and rescue units were discontinued and gas rescue services of enterprises became independent.
The term militarized was encountered in the regulations adopted in 1997. Wearing of uniforms and observance of military discipline were envisaged. The term ceased to be used in 2003.
Emergency gas service response unit has the following responsibilities:
The EGS may perform the following preventive actions free of charge:
Source:
The emergency telephone number is 04 or 104 depending on location.
Russian EGS vehicles are painted in accordance with GOST R 50574-2002 (ГОСТ Р 50574-2002 г) which requires an overall lemon-yellow with contrasting red doors, red bumpers, red front and rear vertical stripes and red horizontal side stripes.
They may be fitted with blue lights and sirens.
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