Review of Fire Safety Rules of the Russian Empire in the First Half of the XVIII Century before the Publication of the Fire Regulations
This article analyzes certain provisions of the legislation of the Russian Empire, namely fire safety regulations governing fire safety prior to the adoption of the uniform act of systematization of the Fire Department of the Charter of 1832. The peak of development and adoption of normative-legal acts related to that particular fire safety measures, falls on 1737-1739 and 1749-1753. From the analysis, it is possible to classify the fire safety rules for the following types: 1. Special fire safety regulations for cities that are cities of Federal significance at the present — Moscow and Saint-Petersburg; 2. Fire rules specific to certain territories of the Russian Empire — in the forests and on ships; 3. Special rules for fire prevention.