Fire Service Day organized by MCC
Mayor & Commissioner pays homage to Fire brigade jawans
Chandigarh, April 14:- A function was organized to mark the Fire Services Day by the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation on Thursday at Fire Station, Sector 17. The Fire Service Week will be organized from 14th to 20th April, 2022 under the theme “Learn Fire Safety, Increase Productivity”.
Smt. Sarbjit Kaur, Mayor, Chandigarh, Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner 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 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 remembered the Fire Martyrs’, who sacrificed their lives for saving mankind in the country namely Sh. Rabindra Mishra, Leading Fireman, Bihar Fire Service and Sh. Balu Damu Deshmukh, Fireman rescuer, MIDC, Maharashtra Fire Service including others.
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 all the citizens of Chandigarh to join hands during the fire safety awareness programme to be conducted in various parts of city from April 14th to 20th, 2022 (to mark fire service week). She said that every citizen should know about 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. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner 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 limited to one week’s awareness function but it should be regular exercise throughout the year to create awareness and mock drill programmes. She instructed the concerned staff for preparing proper inventory of items required throughout the year for maintenance purpose and get it approved once from the competent authority to avoid procedural delay.
The Mayor and Commissioner 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 & Commissioner also distributed certificates and mementoes to the different teams of ladder drill and hose drills:
1st position in Ladder Drill (Fire Station, Sector 11) Sh. Bhupinder Singh, Leading Fireman (Commander), Sh. Harjinder Singh, Leading Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Anuj Kumar, Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Mukesh Kumar, Fireman (Drill Member) and Sh. Dinesh Kumar, Driver (Drill Member)
2nd Position in Ladder Drill (Fire Station, Industrial Area Ph-I) Sh. Gursharanjit Singh, Leading Fireman (Commander), Sh. Snjeev Kumar Sharma, Leading Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Ravi Dutt, Leading Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Sunil Rohilla, Leading Fireman (Drill Member) and Sh. Pawan Kumar , Fireman (Drill Member)
3rd Position in Ladder Drill (Fire Station, Manimajra) Sh. Sunil Rathi, Leading Fireman (Commander), Sh. Parshant Kumar, Leading Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Anil Kumar, Leading Fireman (Drill Member), Sh. Ajay Kumar, Fireman (Drill Member) and Sh. Parveen Kumar, Fireman (Drill Member)
Hose Drill Individual 1st position Sh. Sukhdeep Singh (Fireman, Outsource, Fire Station, Sector 38), 2nd Position Sh. Jitender (Fireman, Fire Station Sector 17) and 3rd Position Sh. Devinder Singh (Fireman, DLF)
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. Vijay Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sunil Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Mange Ram (Fireman), Sh. Jagtar Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Gulshan Kumar (Sub Fire Officer), Sh. Gursharanjit Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Govind Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sukhwinder Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sanjeev Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Chhinder Pal (Leading Fireman), Sh. Kamleshwar (Fireman), Sh. Mukesh Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Sukhwinder Singh (Fireman outsource), Sh. Shakti Singh (Driver), Sh. Malkit Singh (Driver Outsource), Sh. Parshant Kumar (Leading Fireman), Sh. Parveen Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Amninder Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Jagdeep Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Prem Singh (Driver), Sh. Jaswinder Dhiman (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Davinder Singh (Fireman outsource), Sh. Ajay Kumar (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Taranpreet Singh (Fireman outsource) and Smt. Kulbir Kaur (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 Sh. Dalip Sharma, Senior Deputy Mayor, Sh. Anup Gupta, Deputy Mayor, councilors and other Senior officers of Municipal Corporation, Chandigarh.
