August 3 marks the 170th anniversary of the formation of the first professional fire brigade in Vitebsk

In connection with this significant date, Anton Nikiforovich Yupatov, the leading archivist of the State Archives of the Vitebsk Region, was thanked by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Belarus. 34 years of work biography of A.N. Yupatov was associated with service in the bodies and divisions of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In addition, he is the author of a number of books on the history of the fire service in the Vitebsk region.