*MCC organizes Fire Service Day*
*MC Commissioner pays homage to Fire brigade jawans*
*Chandigarh, April 14:-* To mark the Fire Services Day, the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh on Sunday organized a programme at Fire Station, Sector 17, Chandigarh. This year Fire Service Week will be organized from 14th to 20th April, 2024 under the theme “Ensure Fire Safety, Contribute towards Nation Building”.
Ms. Anindita Mitra, IAS, Commissioner, Mrs. Isha Kamboj, Joint Commissioner-cum- Chief Fire Officer and other Fire officers 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 Commissioner 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 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 Commissioner appealed 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, 2024 (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.
She said that the 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.
The Commissioner 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 purposes.
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. Dharmbir Singh (Leading Firemam), Sh. Devender Siwach (Fireman), Sh. Vikram (Firemam), Sh. Rahul (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Harjeet Singh (Driver Outsource), Sh. Sanjiv Kumar Sharma (Leading Fireman), Sh. Ramandeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Jagtar Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Sukhjit Singh (Fireman), Sh. Rahul (Fireman), Sh. Paramjit Singh (Driver), Sh. Sunil Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Rohit Chauhan (Fireman), Sh. Jagrup Singh (Fireman), Sh. Rajinder Parsad (Fireman), Sh. Kanchan Sain (Driver), Sh. Sachin Kumar (Fireman), Sh. Jagdeep Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Mohit (Fireman), Sh. Jaimal Singh (WRDO), Sh. Balwant Singh (WRDO), Sh. Amrinder Singh ( Fireman), Sh. Amarjit Singh (Sub Fire Officer), Sh. Gurdeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Pawan (Fireman), Sh. Vishnu (Fireman), Sh. Rounak (Fireman), Sh. Ravi Kumar (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Tarnjit Singh (Driver), Sh. Kuldeep Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Jasbir Singh (Driver), Sh. Gurwinder Singh (Fireman), Sh. Gurjeet Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Ramandeep Singh (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Sandeep Kumar (Fireman Outsource), Sh. Jagtar Singh (Leading Fireman), Sh. Sandeep Kumar Vats (Leading Fireman), Sh. Dharmender (Leading Fireman), Sh. Vikas (Fireman), Sh. Sachin Nain (Fireman), Sh. Manjul (Fireman), Sh. Raghubir Singh (Fireman), Sh. Harjinder Singh (Driver), Sh. Ravi Dutt (Leading Fireman), Sh. Abdul Gani (Leading Fireman), Sh. Gurdeep Singh (Driver), Sh. Ashutosh Rattan (WRDO), Sh. Gagandeep Singh (Fireman), Sh. Manjit Singh (Fireman Outsource) and Sh. Ram Niwas (Sweeper Outsource).
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.
