At the beginning of the seminar, employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the northern region visited the monument to the cadets and commanders of the Lepel Infantry and Mortar Schools in the village of Borovka, where they laid flowers at the memorial complex and observed a minute of silence in memory of the war heroes.

The plenary session of the seminar took place in the assembly hall of the "Zhemchuzhina" Children's Rehabilitation and Health Center.

– Preventive work in the housing stock is one of the most important areas of activity for the Ministry of Emergency Situations in preventing fires in private houses and apartments, – said the First Deputy Head of the "Vitebsk Regional Department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations" Andrey Gavrilenko in his opening address to the seminar participants. – The quality work of each interested preventive entity is important here.

The Prosecutor of Lepel District, Vitaly Zhigimont, took part in the seminar.