In January 1904, a voluntary fire crew was created in the village of Bolshie Mytishchi and their Charter was approved. It was formed from locals, mostly employees at the plants of Mytishchi, most of whom worked at the railcar-building plant. The Mytishchi voluntary fire brigade was stationed on the street that is now known as Karl Marx Street.
In 1913, they built a new fire depot here, where they kept equipment and the fire truck. The fire brigade had to raise funds for itself: from membership feeds, donations, subsidies from the governorate zemstvo (or county), compensation from insurance agencies for putting out fires, for shifts in the community hall.
The fire brigade covered quite a large area. Apart from Bolshie Mytishchi and the adjacent industrial factories and villages, they responded to fires in summerhouse communities: Tayninskaya, Perlovskaya, Tarasovka, Losinoostrovskaya, Bolshevo.
There are documents in the regional archive dealing with the Mytishchi voluntary fire brigade in the period from 1927 to 1929 when it was subjected to the city. There were several teams in the bridage: 4 nozzle operators, 9 climbers, 2 axe-men, 8 polemen, 17 pump operators, 2 medics, 7 guards, and 1 bell man. Only five out of them worked at other companies, while the rest of them were hired by the car manufacturing plant.
One of the members mentioned in the documents was Sergei Prozin. He joined the Mytishchi voluntary fire crew on August 1, 1906, as a climber. Climbers used inclined ladders to get to attics, roofs, and upper floors of buildings on fire. They always carried an axe and a rescue rope.
During World War One, he was drafted and temporarily suspended his service in the brigade. After the war, he returned and served on various positions: as a climber, head of climbers, medic, warden, secretary of the board, and treasurer. Sergei Prozin’s merits did not go unnoticed. In 1911, he was awarded with the silver medal of the Imperial Russia Fire Society worn on the left side of the chest. On August 1, 1923, Sergei Prozin received a congratulatory address saying:
In 1913, they built a new fire depot here, where they kept equipment and the fire truck. The fire brigade had to raise funds for itself: from membership feeds, donations, subsidies from the governorate zemstvo (or county), compensation from insurance agencies for putting out fires, for shifts in the community hall.
The fire brigade covered quite a large area. Apart from Bolshie Mytishchi and the adjacent industrial factories and villages, they responded to fires in summerhouse communities: Tayninskaya, Perlovskaya, Tarasovka, Losinoostrovskaya, Bolshevo.
There are documents in the regional archive dealing with the Mytishchi voluntary fire brigade in the period from 1927 to 1929 when it was subjected to the city. There were several teams in the bridage: 4 nozzle operators, 9 climbers, 2 axe-men, 8 polemen, 17 pump operators, 2 medics, 7 guards, and 1 bell man. Only five out of them worked at other companies, while the rest of them were hired by the car manufacturing plant.
One of the members mentioned in the documents was Sergei Prozin. He joined the Mytishchi voluntary fire crew on August 1, 1906, as a climber. Climbers used inclined ladders to get to attics, roofs, and upper floors of buildings on fire. They always carried an axe and a rescue rope.
During World War One, he was drafted and temporarily suspended his service in the brigade. After the war, he returned and served on various positions: as a climber, head of climbers, medic, warden, secretary of the board, and treasurer. Sergei Prozin’s merits did not go unnoticed. In 1911, he was awarded with the silver medal of the Imperial Russia Fire Society worn on the left side of the chest. On August 1, 1923, Sergei Prozin received a congratulatory address saying:
