Background:

Mumbai Fire Brigade, in partnership with Project Mumbai, an award-winning not-for-profit organization, launched AGNI RAKSHAK – MAKING MUMBAI FIRE SAFE – a unique citizen volunteer program to train citizens in fire safety and awareness.

Close to seventy-seven citizens from across Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, who took part in the classroom and practical sessions for nearly half a day, were awarded FIRE SAFETY CITIZEN CHAMPION certificates by the two organizations.

The session is free for citizens and is held at the Byculla Headquarters of the Mumbai Fire Brigade. It takes place every Saturday and admits only pre-registered candidates.

Activity Details:

This month, the Agni Rakshak session was held on 05th April, Saturday. There were a total of 80 volunteers.

The volunteers came from different groups and colleges. This month, we had:

• Vasantdada Patil College of Engineering & Visual Arts

• SIWS College

• Other citizens who joined through online registration

Theory Lecture Session:

The lecture was conducted by:

• ADFO Sangale Sir

• S.O. Gorule Sir

• S.O. Dahake Sir

The theory session consisted of basic information about fire safety and the overall history of the Mumbai Fire Brigade. It was highly beneficial for volunteers to understand the methods of taking action in case of any fire-related emergency.

Practical Fire Safety Training:

In the practical fire safety training, officers taught the volunteers how to use a fire extinguisher.
The session was commanded by Senior Station Officer Dahake Sir.