New Delhi: Fire Safety Management Academy at Rohini will undergo a revamp with a mini-sports complex, upgradation of security systems and better infrastructure in the complex, according to a Delhi government proposal.
A senior official of the fire department said that the training centre would now have an advanced gymnasium, a badminton court and a table tennis court.There will also be a wrestling court. The centre has over 200 students at present.
“The furniture which are over 20 years old will be replaced and a centralised air condition system will be installed,” he added.
This centre also works as a regional training centre of Nagpur. The official said that this session, batches of station officers from across India too were undergoing training at this centre. The students do pre-service training at this academy.
A senior official said digital classrooms had already been started and the next target was to have labs which would have simulations for different fire emergencies. The personnel will be trained to tackle flashovers and backdraughts, which are common occurrences during fires.
A flashover is a situation where the contents of a room burn instantly because of a steady increase in temperature caused by the liberation of heat from a source or a small fire in a closed space. In a backdraught, the fire spreads quickly after it gets enough air due to the sudden opening of a door or window of a closed room.
A total of 59 people died in fire incidents in Delhi last year, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) data released recently showed. According to the data, DFS received 15,610 fire-related calls last year and 689 people were rescued. At 1,800, the maximum number of fire-related calls was received in November and eight people died in the month.
According to the data, 12 people died in fire incidents in January, two in February, 14 in March, three in April, May and June, four in July, one in August, three in September and October, eight in November and three in December.The fire department also rescued 3,533 animals and 3,868 birds last year.
A senior official of the fire department said that the training centre would now have an advanced gymnasium, a badminton court and a table tennis court.There will also be a wrestling court. The centre has over 200 students at present.
“The furniture which are over 20 years old will be replaced and a centralised air condition system will be installed,” he added.
This centre also works as a regional training centre of Nagpur. The official said that this session, batches of station officers from across India too were undergoing training at this centre. The students do pre-service training at this academy.
A senior official said digital classrooms had already been started and the next target was to have labs which would have simulations for different fire emergencies. The personnel will be trained to tackle flashovers and backdraughts, which are common occurrences during fires.
A flashover is a situation where the contents of a room burn instantly because of a steady increase in temperature caused by the liberation of heat from a source or a small fire in a closed space. In a backdraught, the fire spreads quickly after it gets enough air due to the sudden opening of a door or window of a closed room.
A total of 59 people died in fire incidents in Delhi last year, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) data released recently showed. According to the data, DFS received 15,610 fire-related calls last year and 689 people were rescued. At 1,800, the maximum number of fire-related calls was received in November and eight people died in the month.
According to the data, 12 people died in fire incidents in January, two in February, 14 in March, three in April, May and June, four in July, one in August, three in September and October, eight in November and three in December.The fire department also rescued 3,533 animals and 3,868 birds last year.
