FIRE SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2016 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS

FIRE SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2016 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS

Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
Jharkhand
1 Sh. Biman Chandra Majee Fireman Driver

President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
Assam
1 Sh. Lohit Goswami Senior Station Officer

Delhi
1 Sh. Prem Singh Dhaiya Assistant Divisional Officer

Uttar Pradesh
1 Sh. Jagdev Singh Yadav Leading Fireman

Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service

Andaman &Nicobar
1 Sh. Vijaya Kumar Sub-Inspector (Station Officer)
2 Sh. M. Rambir HC (Leading Fireman)

Assam
1 Sh. Someswar Kakati Leading Fireman
2 Sh. Dilip Kumar Borah Sub Officer

Delhi
1 Sh. Vedpal Assistant Divisional Officer
2 Sh. Narender Singh Station Officer
3 Sh. Surender Kumar Leading Fireman
4 Sh. Brij Mohan Panwar Assistant Wire Less Officer

Himachal Pradesh
1 Sh. Sukh Dev Station Fire Officer
2 Sh. Kailasho Ram Station Fire Officer

Jharkhand
1 Sh. Raj Kishore Singh Leading Fireman Driver
2 Sh. Uttam Kumar Mahto Leading Fireman Driver

Karnataka

1 Sh. Narasimhamurthy Ramaiah Madhugiri Regional Fire Officer

2 Sh. Revannasiddappa Bajjaiah Yaramanchanahalli Assistant Fire Station Officer

3 Sh. Shivraj Assistant Fire Station Officer

4 Sh. Shivakumar Kunnaiah Sosale Leading Fireman

5 Sh. Papaiah Venkatappa Fireman

Kerala
1 Sh. Alexander Chennampilly Annakutty Station Officer
2 Sh. C.V. Dinesan Leading Fireman
3 Sh. K.A. Manoj Kumar Leading Fireman

Manipur
1 Md. Habibullah Shah Leading Fireman
2 Sh. Jaogai Dangmei Rongmei Fireman

Odisha
1 Sh. Ramesh Chandra Sethy Deputy Fire Officer
2 Sh. Dusasana Rout Havildar Major
3 Sh. Kuduram Munduya Driver Havildar

Sikkim
1 Sh. Jangbu Sherpa Asst. Sub Fire Officer

Tamil Nadu
1 Md. Mohideen Dhowlathmohamed Station Officer
2 Sh. Krishnapillai Ramu Leading Fireman
 3 Sh. Alagaiah Karpooram Driver Mechanic
4 Sh. Arumugam Dhatchinamoorthy Leading Fireman

Telangana
1 Sh. K. Srisailam Leading Fireman
2 Sh. Md. Yaseen Leading Fireman

Tripura
1 Sh. Biswanath Deb Driver
2 Sh. Kishore Kumar Singh Fireman

Uttar Pradesh
1 Sh. Surya Nath Prasad Chief Fire Officer
2 Sh. Vishambhar Prasad Pandey Fire Station Second Officer
3 Sh. Prahlad Singh Leading Fireman

Uttarakhand
1 Sh. Jagat Singh Bohra Fire Station Officer
2 Sh. Devendra Singh Chauhan Fire Service Driver  

West Bengal
1 Sh. Tarun Kumar Sinha Divisional Fire Officer
 2 Sh. Dipak Kumar Ghosh Station Officer
3 Sh. Md. Jamil Ahmed Fire Engine Operator Cum Driver
4 Sh. Mahadeb Ghosh Fire Operator

CISF, MHA
1 Sh. Omvir Prasad Sharma Assistant Commandant/Fire
2 Sh. T. Dhanapal Sub-Inspector
3 Sh. Devender Singh Head Constable (Fire)
4 Sh. Harbans Lal Head Constable (Fire)

ONGC , M/O Pet. & N. Gas 
1 Sh. Ashok Kumar Tripathi DGM (Fire Service)
2 Sh. Vasant Tanaji Koli Senior Fire Officer
3 Sh. Kumud Kumar Gogoi Asstt. Chief Inspector (Fire)

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Watch Out for That Waste...,

BENGALURU: If you think garbage only makes your surrounding dirty and stinking, check this out. In the last three years, nearly 50 per cent of fire accidents reported across the state were due to domestic and industrial waste dumping.

Of the 4,828 fire accidents in the last three years, 2,398 cases were related to fire in garbage, according to Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services (KSFES).  Though the reasons for the fire may be different, waste helps the fire spread.

Sources in the Fire Services said reasons for fire accidents include gas leakage, electricy short-circuit, and oil-related cause. In the last three years, 632 cases were related to gas leakage, 1,733 to electric short-circuit and 39 to oil.
“This apart, 2,398 cases are related to fire accidents due to garbage dumping. It could be old items in houses, garbage dumped next to compound walls, industrial or agricultural waste. A small fire can lead to big damage,” the source said.

An official said that most case of garbage fires are due to people’s negligence. “They keep some inflammable substance along with old items in their storerooms. This can catch fire. Some miscreants set fire to garbage next to an abandoned house or compound wall of the house. This is common. Also, to get rid of waste, people set fire to it, which is not good for the environment too,” he said.

A fire fighter posted in Bengaluru said that a few months back, there was a big fire at Shivajinagar after waste dumped next to a government school caught fire. “It took one-and-half hours to extinguish it. There was no casualty. It happened next to Shivajinagar BMTC bus station. If the fire was major, it would have caused a disaster. There was thermocol in the heaps of garbage that was set on fire,” he explained. Sometimes, just a cigarette butt thrown in garbage can lead to disaster, he said.
Director General of Police (Home Guards, Fire and Emergency) M N Reddi told Express many fire accidents are related to garbage. “But we the intensity of these accidents are not the same.”

Asked how well the force is equipped to handle such situations, Reddi said they keep increasing the number of men, equipment and fire stations.

“In the next five years, we want to have more stations and equipment that enable our men to reach the spot sooner and quicker. Safety is our concern,” he said.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/Watch-Out-for-That-Waste/2016/01/11/article3222156.ece