Fire brigade teams on alert in Bihar: 900 trains of 107 stations will be active during Diwali-Chhath

Keeping in view the Diwali and Chhath festival, the unit of Bihar Fire Brigade is in full alert mode. Be it the capital Patna or any district of the state, the team of district commandant and fire officer has been kept in active mode everywhere.

There are 107 fire stations in Bihar. More than 3 thousand are posted from firemen to officers. Whereas, more than 900 small and big water filled vehicles will remain in active mode for 24 hours. So that in the event of a small or big fire during the festival, it can be controlled as soon as possible.

To prevent the fire from spreading rapidly. The loss of life and property should be minimal. These things are being fully focused. For this, special instructions have been issued by Bihar Fire Services DG Shobha Ahotkar.

ERSS can call on 112 and 101
In case of fire incident in any area of ​​the state during the festival, the local people can immediately call the emergency numbers 112 and 101 and inform. As soon as the information is received on time, the fire brigade head quarters will send trains from the nearest fire station to the accident site at the earliest. Then the work of controlling the situation will be started in the shortest possible time. In fact, during Diwali, illegal stock of firecrackers, along with its purchase and sale, there are many incidents of fire in order to release it.

Pandals are made during Chhath Puja. During that time too many accidents have happened in the past. The incident of fire in the puja pandal has happened in the past. Keeping in mind the past incidents, this time the fire brigade has made its preparations on a large scale. Leave from fireman to senior officer has been cancelled.

Pay special attention to narrow and congested areas
According to DG Shobha Ahotkar, in Patna as well as in every district, his team is keeping vigil in narrow and congested areas as well as sensitive places. Action will also be taken against those who sell illegally and stock it. Fire audit of shops selling licensed firecrackers has been conducted through district fire officers. They have to keep 2 buckets of water or sand and fire extinguishers in their shop at all times. It has been made necessary. Failure to do so will result in action. Along with this, fire audit of the puja pandals has also been done.