FROM «RANKS WITH FIRE TOOLS» TO THE HEAD OF THE FIRE PROTECTION OF THE DISTRICT: HISTORICAL AND LEGAL SKETCH OF THE BEGINNING OF THE FORMATION OF REGULAR FIRE BRIGADES IN THE RUSSIAN NORTH

The article shows the history of the formation of the Russian fire services of the Russian Empire in the Russian North at the end of the XVIII–XIX centuries. An analysis of regulations on changes in the structure of fire services was carried out. The stage of creating professional fire brigades from fire workers on the police staff is shown. Professional fire brigades were of different types and had different sources of funding and management.