Bengaluru: For the first time in the history of 82 years, Department of Fire and Emergency Services, has decided to accommodate women, foregoing the tag of being men’s only unit in the State. The higher-ups of Fire and Emergency Services Department have recommended to the State Government to provide 10 percent reservation for women in…
Mysore/Mysuru: With heavy rains affecting several parts of the State, Fire and Emergency Services personnel in the district are all set to handle exigency. Since a week, several parts of the State including Mysuru, Kodagu, Mandya and Chamarajanagar are witnessing incessant rainfall, altering the situation at prominent dams in the region like KRS in Mandya…
Suspected man-made incident; six fire tenders, 30 personnel battle for four hours to douse inferno Mysore/Mysuru: A fire broke out at the foot of Chamundi Hill last night and burnt over 50 to 60 acres of vegetation. The Chamundi Hill — about 3,489 ft. above sea level — is spread across a vast area of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Fire was reported in three to four places in city yesterday and swift action by the Fire and Emergency Services Department prevent major fire mishaps from taking place. An accidental fire to dry grass at a vacant place in Hebbal Industrial Area resulted in dry leaves catching fire and swift action by the Fire…
Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday directed officials of 166 District and Taluk Government Hospitals across the State to conduct a ‘Fire Safety Audit’ of its premises and receive NOC (No Objection Certificate) from the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The Health Commissioner has issued a circular stating that the hospitals will be granted Rs. 50,000…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Fire and Emergency Services Week, the Mysuru Division of Fire and Emergency Services Department, in association with a host of sponsor organisations, took out cycle and bike rallies in city this morning to create public awareness on safety and precautionary measures to be taken in case of fire mishaps and emergencies….
Similar incident had taken place in Yadavagiri about 15 years ago Mysore/Mysuru: More than 50 persons including women and children took ill as gas leaked from a chlorine cylinder installed at a park adjacent to Railway Loco Colony, opposite Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) on KRS Road in Yadavagiri last evening. The leak began at…
Three-hour rescue operation by 21 Fire Service personnel Mysore/Mysuru: The family of five is still unable to come to terms with what had happened. They have lost all their hard-earned savings, household furniture and kitchen items. While the family is still dealing with the trauma of last night, Madhava Rao, the head of the household…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Fire and Emergency Services Department rescued an elderly man from the rubble of a house collapse last night. He was buried under the debris and is now recuperating at a hospital. The incident occurred at Khille Mohalla on Uttaradi Mutt Road where a house collapsed, trapping 72-year-old Ramnath. Due to incessant rains, the…
The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) with the help of Fire and Emergency Services Department began spraying of disinfectant on prominent city roads this morning in a bid to prevent the spread of the deadly virus. This is for the first time spraying of disinfectant is being undertaken since the second wave broke out. The fire…
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