Promoting Safer School - Safer India
With the increasing need to spread awareness about fire safety, the Directorate of Fire Services, Goa signed a Memorandum of…
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GCC fire safety market projected to expand to over $3bn by 2020
The size of the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) fire safety market is projected to expand from $1.4bn in 2016 to more than $3bn by…
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'Ahmedabad's municipal commissioner lacks power to enforce fire norms'
In a candid admission before the high court, Ahmedabad's municipal commissioner, Mukesh Kumar, has expressed his inability to…
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4 hospitals in Telangana fail fire safety test, face action
In the fourth month of random inspections by the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department, four hospitals…
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Staff on campus should know of fire safety norms
In a sample survey of about 50 people, 18 of them did not know about the existence of fire safety norms, which should be…
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Revise fire fighters compensation policy: HC to state govt.
The Bombay High Court has asked the BMC to revise its 2009 compensation policy for fire fighters by increasing the compensation…
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Singapore issues alert on unauthorised firms selling fire safety products
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) has warned the public about companies that use aggressive techniques to sell fire safety…
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BMC commences Fire safety audit of 6,512 structures in Mumbai
To prevent fire-related mishaps and deaths in Mumbai, the BMC is undertaking a fire safety audit of 6,512 establishments in the…
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BMC demands urgent fire audit of 1,100 cessed bldgs
The BMC has written to the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) asking it to direct owners of 1,100-odd…
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30,000 fire cases in Assam over last decade
More than 700 lives have been lost in the last decade owing to nearly 30,000 fire incidents, a recent report by the Assam State…
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High fire risk in 80% of Traveller homes in Ireland: report
Almost 80 per cent of Traveller accommodation in Ireland has significant fire-safety risks, an unpublished audit has found,…
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Orissa govt. lens on fire safety status of hospitals
The State Government has asked all District Collectors to identify and issue notices to nursing homes and private hospitals which…
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