Troops of Russian Empire Internal Guards in Firefighting in XIX Century
The activity of the troops of the Russian Empire Internal guards in the XIXth century is considered. It is shown that the divisions of the Separate corps of the Internal guards, active between 1811 and 1864, took an active part in fighting fires in cooperation with the police or independently. The relevance of the study is due to the importance of learning the activities to ensure fire safety in the Russian Empire and modern Russia. The difficulties of fire protection organization on the territory of the Russian Empire are examined. The legislative framework for the ensuring military fire protection not only in government cities but also in uyezd cities of the Russian Empire is analysed. The period of participation of the units of the Internal guards in fighting the fire is considered as one of the important historical stages of formation of fire protection in Russia. It is noted that a significant role of internal troops in the firefighting determines the high level of attention of command the Separate corps of the Internal guards to the training fire science in soldiers, to technical support for the units, to the interaction with the police and the public, as well as to the encouragement of distinguished officers and lower ranks.