Shoigu wants to become a trucker

The head of the Ministry of Emergencies Sergei Shoigu said he was proud of his work, but leaves no dream to become a trucker after retirement, Interfax reports.

“I strive to ensure that every person in Russia feels protected and knew that in difficult times rescuers will always come to his aid,” Shoigu said on the eve of the 15th anniversary of his appointment by the head of the Russian rescue service.

On April 17, 1991, by a resolution of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, Shoigu was appointed chairman of the Russian rescue corps. There were two people in the state of the corps: Shoigu himself and his friend Yuri Vorobyov, who is currently his first deputy. The head of the Ministry of Emergencies is the main result of the activity of the Ministry of Emergencies is that now on average in Russia it is possible to save 12 lives every hour.

In 2005 alone, employees of the Ministry of Emergencies conducted about 12 thousand rescue operations, as a result of which more than 100 thousand people were saved, material values ​​were saved worth more than 25 billion rubles and assisted more than 1.5 million citizens.