The Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergency Situations and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters of the Russian Federation (the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation; EMERCOM) is one of the executive departments of the Russian federal government, established in 1994, whose main responsibilities include the development of emergency response procedures and state policy, the unified command and management of civil defense and natural disaster response in the Russian Federation. The main responsibilities include the development of emergency response procedures and national policy, the unified command and management of civil defense and search and rescue in the Russian Federation, and the establishment and refinement of the Russian Disaster Management System.