Cherkasy Academy of Fire Safety

Academy of Fire Safety named after Chornobyl Heroes is one of the leading special educational establishments in Ukraine. It trains specialists for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. The history of the Academy begins in 1973 when Fire Technical School was founded. In June 1997 on the basis of the Fire Technical School the Institute of Fire Safety named after Chornobyl Heroes was created. On the 30^th of August 2007 the Institute was reorganized into the Academy of Fire Safety.

There are five faculties at our Academy such as civil and labour protection, operational activity, prevention and prediction, management and the faculty of correspondence studies.

Modern educational rooms, special laboratories with up-to-date equipment, computer classes, lecture rooms, a library, comfortable reading halls, gymnasiums and a cultural centre are at our cadets’ disposal.

There is a fire rescue station at our Academy. It provides practical training of cadets. They learn to use firefighting and rescue technologies and special equipment. Cadets get skills in extinguishing fires and in liquidation of consequences of emergency situations. Every year cadets have practice in fire departments and regional administrations.

Teaching staff of our Academy carries out scientific and research activity in different fields of science (галузях науки). Candidates and doctors of science involve cadets into scientific and research work. They take an active part in numerous International, Ukrainian and regional conferences and seminars. Our Academy has close relationships with fire rescue services and fire educational establishments in our country and abroad.

Academy pays much attention to the organization of leisure and sport activity. Our cadets participate in International and Ukrainian competitions in such kinds of sport as fire-applied sport, shooting, football, volleyball, basketball, and wrestling. They win gold, silver, and bronze medals. Our sportsmen train on the basis of the recently built sport complex.

Every year more than 200 school-leavers enter the Academy. Our educational establishment has glorious past and is rich in traditions. Our Academy has the museum of its history. We are proud of our graduates – Heroes of the USSR, lieutenants of internal service, Volodymyr Pravyk and Viktor Kibenok. The monument to those who participated in the liquidation of Chornobyl catastrophe commemorates the memory of their heroic deeds (вчинків). Many of the Academy graduates work in fire departments, regional administrations and units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

Вправа 8. Дайте відповіді на питання до тексту.

1. What kind of educational establishment is our Academy? 2. What is the history of our Academy? 3. How many faculties are there at our Academy? What are they? 4. There is modern equipment in the classrooms, isn’t there? 5. What is the purpose of the fire rescue station? 6. Who involves our cadets into scientific and research work? 7. What is there at our cadets’ disposal? 8. Are there any museums at our Academy? 9. What are the results of our cadets in sport? 10. Who are the famous graduates of our Academy?

Вправа 9. Перекладіть подані словосполучення:

а) fire safety; to name after; labour protection; one of the leading educational establishments; the State Emergency Service of Ukraine; units of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine; Fire Technical School; to be founded; on the basis of; ecological safety; labour protection, faculty of correspondence studies; faculty of management; special laboratories; lecture rooms; a reading hall; a cultural centre; to be at cadets’ disposal; a fire rescue station; firefighting and rescue technologies; to use special equipment; to get skills; to extinguish fire; consequences of emergency situations; fire department; teaching staff; to carry out; a field of science; research work; to participate in competitions; to work; to win medals; regional administrations;

б) готувати спеціалістів; забезпечувати практичну підготовку; підрозділи Державної служби з надзвичайних ситуацій України; факультет оперативної діяльності; факультет профілактики та прогнозування; сучасне обладнання; рятувальне обладнання; гасіння пожеж; ліквідація наслідків; надзвичайні ситуації; пожежна частина; обласне управління; проводити науково-дослідну роботу; міжнародні та обласні конференції; тісні стосунки; у нашій країні та закордоном; приділяти багато уваги; організація дозвілля; численні змагання; пожежно-прикладний спорт; спортивний зал; тренуватися на базі спортивного комплексу; випускники шкіл; вступати до Академії; музей історії; пишатися випускниками; лейтенант внутрішньої служби.

Вправа 10. Виберіть слово, яке підходить за значенням.

1. Our Academy trains specialists for the State (Emergency Service, Extreme Situations) of Ukraine. 2. There are five (faculties, departments) at our Academy. 3. Fire rescue station (provides, prevents) practical training of cadets. 4. Every year cadets have (studies, practice) in fire departments and regional administrations. 5. Teaching staff (makes, carries out) scientific and research activity in different fields of science. 6. Our Academy has close (relationships, friendship) with fire-rescue services and fire educational establishments. 7. Our sportsmen (train, study) on the basis of the recently builtsport complex. 8. Every year (more, less) than 200 school-leavers enter the Academy. 9. There is a museum of (science, history) in our educational establishment. 10. We are (lucky, proud) of our graduates.

Вправа 11. Заповніть пропуски словами, які подані нижче, поставивши їх у потрібну форму.

1. Academy of Fire Safety is one the … special educational establishments. 2. It trains … for the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. 3. There are five … at our Academy. 4. Modern … rooms, special laboratories with up-to-date equipment are at our cadets’ disposal. 5. Academy pays much … to the organization of leisure and sport activity. 6. Cadets learn to use firefighting and rescue …. 7. Cadets get skills in … fires. 8. Candidates and doctors of science … cadets into research work. 9. We … of our graduates – Heroes of the USSR. 10. Many of the Academy … work in fire departments and regional administrations.