*Mayor pays homage to Fire brigade jawans*
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*Chandigarh, April 14*:- A function was organized to mark the Fire Services Day by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Monday at Fire Station, Sector 17. The Fire Service Week will be organized from 14th to 20th April, 2025 under the theme “Unite to Ignite, a Fire Safe India”.
Smt. Harpreet Kaur Babla, Mayor, Chandigarh, Ms. Shashi Vasundhra, Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer and others laid wreaths at the Martyrs’ Column, in Fire Station, Sector 17 and paid homage to fire brigade jawans. A two-minute silence was also observed in memory of all those firemen in the country who lost their lives while on duty.
In her speech, the Mayor applauded the bravery of Fire personnel during the crisis. She appreciated the Fire department’s work during major fire incidents in the past. She applauded the firemen for distinguished and meritorious services for their work during the performing their duties.
She said that a special campaign on fire safety would be organized in the city schools and to give more emphasis on fire safety mass awareness activities by conducting fire safety drills in the schools. The salient features like evacuation drills, implementation of fire safety order do & don’t in case of natural and manmade disaster and how to use fire extinguisher etc. would be incorporated in the Fire safety drills.
The Mayor appealed to all the citizens of Chandigarh to join hands during the fire safety awareness programme to be conducted in various parts of the city from April 14th to 20th, 2025 (to mark fire service week). She said that every citizen should know about the operation of fire fighting extinguishers. She also appealed to the city residents to adopt safe housekeeping & approved electrical appliances in their houses and work places.
While addressing the Firemen, Ms. Shashi Vasundhra, Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer said that importance of organizing such functions to recognize the duties rendered by firemen during fire incidents and to create awareness among the masses regarding fire safety measures.
She said that we should not be limited to one week’s awareness function but it should be regular exercise throughout the year to create awareness and mock drill programmes.
The Mayor and Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer also paid homage to Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar for his splendid contribution in preparing the Constitution of India on his birth anniversary today.
The Mayor & Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer honoured the families of three firemen who sacrificed their lives in fire-fighting operations in the city Sh. Amarjit Singh Mavi lost his life during a fire-fighting operation at Sector 22, Chandigarh on 20th October, 2008, Sh. Amandeep Singh and Sh. Ravinder Kumar Sharma lost their life during the fire-fighting operation at Sector 17, Chandigarh on 8th June, 2014.
The Mayor & Joint Commissioner-cum-Chief Fire Officer also distributed certificates and mementoes to the different teams of ladder drill, hose drill, Volleyball and Badminton competition winners etc:
*Ladder Drill*
1st position: Fire Station, Manimajra:- Sh. Sunil Rathi, (Leading Fireman), Sh. Happy (Fireman), Sh. Sachin Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Anil Kumar (Fireman) and Sh. Yogesh Kumar (Fireman)
2nd Position: Fire Station, Sector 17:- Sh. Bhupinder Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Amit (Fireman), Sh. Lal Singh (Fireman), Sh. Deepak (Fireman) and Sh. Yogesh (Fireman)
3rd Position: Fire Station, Indl. Area Ph-II, Ramdarbar:- Sh. Paramjit Singhl (Leading Fireman), Sh. Harender Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Parabhjot Singh (Fireman), Sh. Ramesh Kumar (Fireman) and Sh. Gagandeep Singh (Fireman)
*Hose Drill Individual*
1st position: Sh. Subham (Fireman), Fire Station, Manimajra
2nd Position: Sh. Vijay (Fireman), Fire Station, Sector 32
3rd Position: Sh. Pawan (Fireman), Fire Station, Sector 17
*Volleyball Competition*
1st Position: Fire Station Sector 17, Chandigarh:- Sh. Vinod Kumar Dahiya (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sandeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Rakesh Kumar (Driver), Sh. Sanjeev Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Sachin Nain (Fireman), Sh. Deepak (Fireman), Sh. Neeraj (Fireman), Sh. Amit Khatri (Fireman), Sh. Parminder Singh (Fireman) and Sh. Vikash (Fireman)
2nd Position: Fire Station, Sector 32, Chandigarh:- Sh. Joginder Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Mange Ram (Leading Fireman), Sh. Hardeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Pawanl (Fireman), Sh. Ravi Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Yogesh Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Mukesh Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Avinash Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Anil (Fireman) and Sh. Ashish (Fireman)
3rd Position: Fire Station Sector 38, Chandigarh :- Sh. Gurdeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Nitin Sharma (Fireman), Sh. Kuldeep Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Virender (Fireman), Sh. Ramandeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Maninder Singh (Fireman) and Sh. Anil Kumar (Fireman)
*Badminton (Double) Competition*
1st Position: Fire Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh:- Sh. Akin Kumar (Leading Fireman) and Sh. Deepak (Fireman)
*2nd Position:* Fire Station, Ind. Area Ph-1, Chandigarh:- Sh. Devender Siwach (Fireman) and Sh. Anil Kumar (Fireman)
*3rd Position:* Fire Station, Ind. Area Ph-II. Ramdarbar:- Sh. Paramjit Singh (Leading Fireman) and Sh. Karamvir Parmar (Driver)
*Badminton (Single) Competition*
1st Position: Sh. Akin Kumar (Leading Fireman), Fire Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh
*2nd Position:* Sh. Devender Siwach (Fireman), Fire Station, Ind. Area Ph-II, Chandigarh
*3rd Position:* Sh. Vikash Yadav (Fireman), Fire Station, Sector 11, Chandigarh.
In addition to that commendation certificates were awarded to the firemen with appreciation certificates for the duties performed, which was occasional for intermittent in character & either so laborious during fire-fighting & rescue operations including Sh. Sh. Mahesh Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Deepak Goadara (Fireman), Sh. Suraj Bhan (Fireman), Sh. Jagjit Singh (Fireman), Sh. Abhishek Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Rakesh Beniwal (Fireman), Sh. Rajinder Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Hemant Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Gurvinder Singh (Fireman), Sh. Manpreet Singh (Fireman), Sh. Amit Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Amit (Fireman), Sh. Amandeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Pardeep Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Gurnam Singh (Driver), Sh. Harikesh (Driver), Sh. Ajay Yadav (Driver), Sh. Manmohan Singh (Driver), Sh. Jagdeep Singh (Sub Fire Officer), Sh. Balwant Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sukhwnder Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Gurpinder Singh (Fireman), Sh. Rahul Sharma (Fireman), Sh. Rahul (Fireman), Sh. Deepak (Fireman), Sh. Sanjeev Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Amit (Fireman), Sh. Rajesh Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Sunil Kumar (Driver), Sh. Darshan Singh (Driver), Sh. Thakar Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sunil Rathi (Leading Fireman), Sh. Satybir Singh Chauhan (Leading Fireman), Sh. Naveen Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Pardeep Kumar (Driver), Sh. Hakam Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Harjot Singh (Driver), Sh. Ankush (Fireman), Sh. Naresh Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Akshay Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Lovepreet Singh (Fireman), Sh. Bhupinder Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sandeep Kumar (Driver), Sh. Prince Mankotia (Fireman), Sh. Avinash Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Anuj (Fireman), Sh. Gurmeet Singh (Sub Fire Officer), Sh. Sukesh Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Kuldeep Singh (Driver), Sh. Harminder Pal Sharma (Fireman), Sh. Sukhdev (Fireman), Sh. Jaspreet Singh (Fireman), Sh. Deepak Verma (Fireman), Sh. Sandeep Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Parveen (Driver), Sh. Pawan Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Ashish Kumar (Fireman) and Sh. Devender Kumar (WRDO).
The Fire Services Day has been observed throughout the country since 1944, the year when more than 500 persons including 66 Fire Brigade personnel lost their lives in a major fire in Mumbai. Fire brigade officials said that in 1944, a huge consignment of arms and ammunition kept at the Mumbai dockyard caught fire. The arms and ammunition was meant to be used against Japan by the British, who then ruled over India. Over 500 persons lost their lives in the fire. 66 Fire brigade personnel, who valiantly fought the fire, also lost their lives. Since then, April 14 has been observed as Fire Services Day.
Among those present at the function were Smt. Mohinder Kaur, Nominated councilor and officers of MC, Chandigarh.
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