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Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood on Monday directed authorities to modernise the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), enhance fire avoidance systems and enhance emergency situation action throughout the Capital.
His instructions, released at an evaluation conference at the Secretariat, came almost a week after Chief Minister Rekha Gupta required a city-wide firefighting audit following the May 10 blaze in Vivek Vihar, where 9 individuals, consisting of a young child, lost their lives.
Chairing an evaluation conference at the Delhi Secretariat, Mr. Sood stated the federal government is prioritising the technological upgradation of the DFS to guarantee quicker and more efficient reactions to fire events.
He asked divisional fire officers to collaborate with resident well-being associations, market associations, spiritual committees, park clubs and other social organisations to carry out fire security awareness drives in their locations. The projects, he stated, ought to consist of mock drills and sessions on preventive procedures and the “dos and do n’ts” throughout fire emergency situations.
Mr. Sood stated divisional officers would be straight accountable for avoiding and managing fire events in their jurisdictions.
According to a main declaration, the conference concentrated on lowering the DFS action time, modernising its internal interaction network, establishing a command-and-control system and offering sophisticated technical training to fire workers in line with developing innovations.
Authorities likewise talked about fire avoidance steps, emergency situation readiness, spaces in existing fire security systems, procurement of contemporary firefighting devices and cars, and the proposed ‘Fire Fighting Master Plan’. The department has actually been asked to prepare an extensive master strategy for the next 3, 15 and 25 years, keeping in view Delhi’s growing population and quick urbanisation.
Released – May 12, 2026 12:45 am IST