Fire Service Awareness Campaign held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 19 2015 :
Fire pfrevention awareness campaign was held with fire drill demonstration on April 19 at Classic Hotel by Manipur Fire Service as a part of Fire Service Week.
Manipur Fire Service Divisional Officer, L Nabachandra speaking at the campaign said that Fire Service Week is observed to mark the remembrance of 60 fire service men that died while saving the passengers of a ship which caught fire in 1944.He said Fire Service Week is observed by holding awareness campaign from April 14 to April 20 at various divisions in the State.
Demonstrations on how to deal with fire break outs and prevent fire were shown during the programme, L Nabachandra spoke about the need of time to time awareness campaign, need to store fire protection equipment at hotels, combustible substances at proper places in houses and not to get panic at the time of fire outbreaks.
Manipur Fire Service Station Officer, Kh Babu said that we all need to deal with fire.
According to L Nabachandra Manipur Fire Service has currently 16 sub-divisional fire stations and eight at Manipur Fire Service Head Quarters.
However there is no sub-divisional fire station in Imphal East.