On September 24, an exercise on warning and gathering was held with Non-Militarized Civil Defense Units at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of MSE RA. The main purpose of the exercise was to check the level of readiness of the Civil Defense units, coordinate activities in critical situations, and teach practical skills in gathering warnings to staff. Mikayil Pashayev, head of the Civil Defense Headquarters of the Institute, introduced the employees to the working principle of fire extinguishing balloons and explained the rules of using balloons for fire extinguishing. Later, employees of the institute acquired practical skills by extinguishing conventional fire using balloons.