Legal regulation, formation and development of the Soviet fire protection

The article examines the process of formation of the Soviet fire protection and its legal regulation with the help of the Decree of 17.04.1918. The main provisions of this significant document are analyzed, the transformation of the body itself into the insurance department of the Supreme Economic Council, and then into the structure of the NKVD is investigated. The structure of the Fire Council and the specifics of its formation are investigated. A comparison of the functions of provincial and regional, county and city fire committees was carried out. The conclusion is made about the longevity of the Decree before the adoption of the 1994 Federal Law.