Nearly 775 people have died from natural disasters and other tragedies over the past two years, and 95 have died in the state’s fire tragedy.
The Andhra Pradesh National Disaster Response Force (APSDRF) rescued 1,420 people in the disaster and fire department officials saved 29 lives in the fire operation. “In 2023-24, fire department officials participated in 13,615 calls and 14,434 incidents occurred in 2024-25. Fire officials rescued 1,740 people,” said Fire Services Chief Madireddy Pratap.
The government has been developing the fire department under the modernization plan of the fire protection program. DG said the plan will provide new fire stations, fire bidding and other equipment. Rs 25.293 crore has been approved for the department under the provisions of the 15th Financial Committee, of which the Centre will approve 75% of the funds and the rest will be borne by the state government. He said the funds should be used by March 2026.
“We plan to buy 111 fire bids and build 20 new fire stations in the state. The response time in rural areas is 25 minutes, in cities and cities, 15 minutes.” Hindu. Of the 4,085 batches of formulation, there were 1,204 vacancies. There are a total of 34 station fire officers, 22 chief firefighters, 171 drivers, 953 employees and other vacancies.
“The fire department has reached mutual aid agreements with various private companies and industries to seek emergencies that will prevent human and property damage,” DGL said.
Meanwhile, the new fire department will be located in Nadavalasa, Madhurawada, Old Port Office, Simhachalam, Simhachalam, Chittoor, Araku, Associated Press High Court, Tirupati countryside, Rajamahendravaram countryside, Ibrahimptnam and others. Mr Madireddy Pratap said that mini fire bidding, advanced water bidding, vehicles with fast response pressure pumps, multi-functional vehicles and fleet vehicles will be purchased soon.
publishing – April 20, 2025 08:36 pm isst
