00:01I got the privilege to extend the opening note to the media on the occasion of fire service week 2026
00:09observed from 14th april to 20th april every year.
00:15This week holds deep historic and emotional significance for every fire service personnel across the nation.
00:25During this week we all commemorate and pay homage to the 66 brave firemen and fire officers of Mumbai fire
00:34service who made the supreme sacrifice while fighting a devastating fire abroad the ship for an stick and loaded with
00:47warheads in the year 1944.
00:50Their courage and selflessness remains our extreme inspiration.
00:58The theme of this year fire service week is safe school safe hospital and fire safety aware society together for
01:11fire prevention.
01:11In Hindi, if I am going to tell you, this is the theme of the shurakshit vidyaal, shurakshit hospital and
01:20aagni shurakshah ke prati jagarukh samaj.
01:24Aagni shurakshah ke liye aegjut priyas.
01:27The observance would commence with the laying of wrath by the principal director DFS on the martyrs column at fire
01:35safety management academy where you are sitting right now on 14th april 2026 at 7.30 hours honoring the 23
01:47gallant officers of personnel of Delhi fire service whose names are engraved on the column.
01:55Now I would like to tell you about the operational strength of Delhi fire service.
02:09The fire service has been on the last year 36,877 emergency calls for a tent to be sent to
02:16our 71 fire stations.
02:19The fire station has been sent to our day time and the fire station has been sent to our day
02:26time.
02:30we serve to save.
02:34Human Resource and Training
02:36we have 39 operators on board
02:41which is our strength
02:45which we have 412
02:48contractual employees
02:53which we have 312
02:56operators
02:56which we have 29
02:59of the refresh course
03:03725
03:04which we have
03:08training
03:11community
03:12outreach
03:14we have
03:151,000
03:17awareness
03:17program
03:18which we have
03:21schools
03:21and markets
03:23and
03:23the
03:25colony
03:26and
03:27successfully
03:28we have
03:2850,000
03:29people
03:29and
03:32emergency
03:33preparedness
03:36and
03:38we have
03:38the
03:39infrastructure
03:39and
03:39technology
03:40we have
03:412
03:42fire
03:43stations
03:43add
03:44we have
03:4669
03:47and
03:4771
03:48we have
03:5175
03:52small
03:53water
03:54tender
03:54add
03:555
03:56multi
03:57articulated
03:58water
03:58towers
03:59and
04:00we have
04:02100
04:03high risk
04:04hot
04:05sports
04:05identify
04:05where
04:06call
04:07and
04:07delay
04:09and
04:10identify
04:12after
04:1224
04:13quick
04:14response
04:14and
04:1426
04:16are
04:17hopefully
04:19or
04:20deliver
04:22and
04:23we will
04:23deploy
04:24accordingly
04:24and
04:26we will
04:27plan
04:28for
04:28year
04:29and
04:31we
04:33have
04:33digital
04:34transformation
04:34and
04:35we
04:36have
04:37done
04:38this
04:38year
04:39we
04:39have
04:43launched
04:47the
04:48renewal
04:48portal
04:49now
04:50you can
04:52apply
04:52on
04:52line
04:52apply
04:52you can
04:53do
04:53you can
04:54your
04:56mobile
04:57app
04:57where
04:58you can
04:59apply
05:00and
05:03apply
05:03after
05:04the process
05:05of
05:07inspection
05:08is
05:08physical
05:08and
05:09your
05:12application
05:13or
05:13your
05:14issue
05:14or
05:15reject
05:15your
05:18inbox
05:18reflect
05:20sms
05:20you can
05:21do
05:21you
05:21can
05:21do
05:22to
05:22can
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