Leonid Telyatnikov

Leonid Telyatnikov
Leonid Telyatnikov
Native name	Леонід Петрович Телятников
Born	25 January 1951; Vvedenka, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
Died	2 December 2004 (aged 53); Kyiv, Ukraine
Buried	Baikove Cemetery, Kyiv
Allegiance	Soviet Union→ Ukraine
Service/branch	Paramilitary Fire Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR ; Ukrainian Interior Ministry State Fire Service
Years of service	1968–1995
Rank	Major; Lieutenant Colonel; Major General
Commands held	Head, Kustanai Paramilitary Fire Department (1978–1980); Deputy Head, Paramilitary Fire Brigade No.69, Kustanai (1980–1982); Senior Engineer Group of the Protected Objects Division of the Kiev-Svyatoshinsky District Fire Safety Department, Kiev Executive Committee (1982–1983); Head, Paramilitary Fire Brigade No.2, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (1983–1986); Head, Kiev Fire Test Laboratory (1986–1989); Head, Regulatory and Fire Safety Department of the Kiev Police Department and Executive Committee (1989–1993); Deputy chief (1993–1995), Head (1995) State Fire Service of the Ukrainian Ministry of Internal Affairs; Head, Kyiv Volunteer Fire Company (1998);
Awards	Hero of the Soviet Union (1986) ; Order of Lenin (1986) ; Ukrainian Order for Courage, 3rd degree (1996) ; [British fire union medal] ; [Other Soviet Medals]
Spouse(s)	Larisa Ivanova Telyatnikov
Children	Oleg Telyatnikov, Mikhail Telyatnikov
Other work	Founder of Kiev "Young Firefighters" organization.

Leonid Petrovych Telyatnikov (Ukrainian: Леонід Петрович Телятніков; 25 January 1951 – 2 December 2004) was a Soviet, and later Ukrainian, fire brigade commander notable for his role in directing the early stages initial response to the Chernobyl disaster. Telyatnikov served many years as an officer in both Soviet and Ukrainian firefighting organizations, working in a variety of junior and senior leadership positions throughout his career.