The Mysuru Range of the Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services will carry out fire safety evacuation drills and hold lecture sessions in various educational institutions and commercial and industrial establishments in the district during the Fire Service Week that began here on Wednesday.
The Fire Service Week was inaugurated by the Regional Fire Officer, Mysuru, G. Eshwar Naik, on Tuesday as April 14 has been declared the Fire Service Day to pay homage to the fire services personnel, who lost their lives in the rescue operation during the devastating fire that erupted at Victoria Dock in Mumbai port on this day in 1944.
Speaking to The Hindu , Mr. Naik said each of the four fire stations in Mysuru will be visiting at least one or two educational institutions and industrial establishment in their area during the week to hold evacuation drills, rehearsals and lecture sessions to create awareness about fire safety among the students and employees. Similarly, programmes will also take place at the taluk-level in the district, he added.
Mr. Naik sought to caution that fire accidents happen more often during summer due to the dry weather conditions. Soaring temperatures have also been attributed to the natural outbreak of fire.
Even though electrical short circuit is cited as one of the main reasons for the outbreak of fire, Mr. Naik appealed to the people to take necessary fire safety precautions at home particularly while handling their Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and stoves.
As part of their Fire Service Week, the Fire and Emergency Services prsonnel will also administer a pledge to the general public that includes accepting a gas cylinder only after inspecting the valve and seal, never attempting to repair the regulator valve or burner themselves and instead call the LPG agency, always positioning the stove above the cylinder, always switching off the both the regulator and burner valve after use and getting the gas stove serviced at regular intervals.
