Statement of the problem of substantiating a rational option for staffing territorial divisions of state fire supervision of the EMERCOM of Russia with personnel

Purpose. Description of the problem of stating and methodological approach to substantiation of a rational option for staffing territorial divisions (TD) of state fire supervision (SFS), the implementation of which will increase the level of readiness of the latter to perform tasks in accordance with their intended purpose. Methods. The article uses the methods of systems analysis, empirical methods, and methods of multivariate statistical analysis. Findings. Based on the analysis of fire statistics and their consequences, performance indicators of TD SFS, a problem situation was identified consisting in a decrease in the level of staffing and, accordingly, an increase in the workload of SFS employees, which hinders the performance of tasks in accordance with their intended purpose. A contradiction in the subject area under consideration is formulated, a direction for resolving the problem situation is proposed in terms of substantiating a rational option for staffing TD SFS. The problem statement is presented, a methodological approach to its solution is proposed, which can be implemented on the basis of a sequential solution of three specific problems. Application field of research. Obtaining a rational option for staffing the TD SFS based on the proposed stating the problem and methodological approach will help eliminate the personnel shortage in the TD SFS of the EMERCOM of Russia.