Russian System of Disaster Management

All-Russian comprehensive system information and warning the population in crowded places (OKSION; Russian: Общероссийская комплексная система информирования и оповещения населения в местах массового пребывания людей) is Russia's complex systems monitoring, reporting and alerts, created in the framework of the Federal Target Program "Risk reduction and mitigation of natural and man-made disasters in the Russian Federation up to 2010". In May 2011, 596 OKSION terminal facilities in 37 data centers were built and put into operation. 2590 Plasmas and 1035 devices, such as "running line" were established.

The whole complex is managed by "OKSION" - (Federal State Institution All-Russian Information Centre, a complex system of informing and warning the population in crowded places). The Head of FSBI IC "OKSION" is Nicholas Balema.

The system is divided into components dealing with on-street public notification (PUON) and at points located on the premises (pions). They consist of a large plasma or LCD screens, cameras, sound-amplifying equipment, equipment for radiation and chemical control (PRHK).