It is specified that the politician may resign this or next week.
On January 20, Ignatiev apologized for his negative statement to the media.
On January 24, it was reported that the head of Chuvashia made a joke on an EMERCOM employee, forcing him to bounce behind the raised keys to new fire fighting equipment.
In turn, the head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Yevgeny Zinichev, called the behavior of Ignatiev unacceptable.
The politician himself, commenting on the event, declared his deepest respect for courageous people from the Ministry of Emergencies.