About Fire Services

Fire Service:

          Civil Defence Fire Service is established in 12 districts (Ajmer, Alwar, Barmer, Bikaner, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Jalore, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Sri Ganganagar and Udaipur) and at Directorate level in the state. The administrative control of the Civil Defence Fire Service District units is under the control of the respective district controller (District Collector) Civil Defence, and the administrative control of the Directorate Civil Defence Fire Service is under the Director of the Civil Defence Department. Fire Safety Week is celebrated from 14 April to 21 April, in which weekly firefighting activities are publicised.

ROLE

          The role of the Civil Defence Fire Service in the state is primarily to extinguish fires and ensure the safety of life and property in case of fire accidents. The main functions of the Civil Defence Fire Units are as follows:- As per the instructions of the Controller (District Collector) Civil Defence, the fire service of the district headquarters is used to control fire accidents occurring in rural and urban areas and in case of major fire accidents in other districts of the state as per the instructions of the Director Civil Defence Department. In the districts, as per the instructions of the Controller (District Collector) Civil Defence, necessary fire fighting arrangements are made during state functions, meetings, fairs and arrival of VIPs etc. Fire safety awareness training and mock drills are also organized for the industrial units, educational institutions, and local people of the concerned area.

         During air raids, in case of explosion of fire bombs, fire breaks out in many places at the same time. In order to control the above situation, fire service of civil defence has been formed. It is formed on the basis of assessment of potential threats from fire in different areas of the city. To control massive fires, fire tenders are used which douse the fire using water, foam and dry chemical powder.