KTZ and DES Practice Joint Response for Railway Emergency Situations

03-08-2026

A two-day seminar was held in Almaty to improve cooperation between the units of JSC "NC "Kazakhstan Temir Zholy" and state services in preventing and responding to emergency situations at railway transport facilities.

The event was organized by KTZ jointly with the Department of Emergency Situations (DES) of the Almaty region. It was attended by employees of the KTZ non-state fire service, civil protection specialists, representatives of state agencies, and fire safety experts.

The participants discussed fire safety management, the improvement of the regulatory framework, personnel training, and the application of modern technologies, including artificial intelligence.

According to Ruslan Dzhumagaliev, a veteran of the Kazakhstan fire service, Candidate of Technical Sciences, and professor, raising the level of employee training and developing a culture of safety remain crucial conditions for fire prevention and effective emergency response.

 

 

Systematic personnel training is one of KTZ's top priorities. During the first half of 2026, the company and its subsidiaries conducted over 9,000 fire safety briefings, covering more than 21,000 employees. Additionally, 473 fire-technical minimum training sessions were organized, with over 4,900 people successfully completing the course. In cooperation with DES units, 131 drills were carried out.

The practical part of the seminar took place at the technical yard of the "Southern" branch of JSC "Passenger Transportation". The drills involved DES units, the fire train of Almaty-1 station, employees of the paramilitary railway security, line police, medical services, and railway workers.

According to the scenario, a fire broke out in a passenger car. The participants practiced fire detection, emergency services notification, passenger evacuation, first aid delivery, and inter-agency cooperation. Following the drills, the simulated fire was successfully extinguished, and the readiness of the units for joint operations received a positive evaluation.

Press service of JSC «NC«Kazakhstan Temir Zholy»