Port Blair, July 11: The second batch of five-day training programme on “First Aid Fire fighting & Disaster Preparedness & Medical First Aid” with the aim to spread community base awareness for the benefit of general public, Govt. servants of various departments, employees from various business establishments, School teachers, students etc. is currently underway from 11/07/2016 in the conference hall of A & N Police Fire Service Training Centre at Fire Service (HQs), Port Blair. The course will conclude on 15/07/2016.
Initially, the Chief Fire Officer, A&N Islands, Shri. B. Saigal welcomed the participants and briefed about the main components of the training programme and appealed them to complete the training in all respect and to gather adequate knowledge from the faculties of Police Fire Service Training Centre.
Shri. R.K. Pandey, IPS, SP (Fire) was the chief guest on the inaugural function of the training programme. In his address, he briefed the gathering about fire prevention, safety aspects and to combat the situation of eventuality while in home, office, Hotel/Restaurants etc. Further, he appealed the participants to learn and gain adequate knowledge during the training programme which would help to build the capacity of individuals for responding any emergency during the survival time takes for reaching Fire Services to the scene of fire. Altogether, 63 persons from Govt. Institutions, Schools, Hotels and private boat operators are attending the training.
