Tag: Fire Service

Kerala: Odisha Fire Service personnel in Kerala have intensified their rescue operations in flood-ravaged areas of the state as rain eased down today. As many as 250 fire service personnel from Odisha were seen engaged in saving lives and launching rescue operations with the help of life jackets and boats. Sharing his experience during an […]

Bhubaneswar: Two high school students met a watery grave while taking bath in Kuakhai river near a bridge in Bhubaneswar today. Fire Service personnel who managed to fish out the boys rushed them to the Capital hospital here where doctors declared them brought dead. According to reports, the two Class IX students of Govt Boys’ […]

Bhubaneswar: Former DG of Fire Services and Home Guards Binoy Behera passed away today at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar. He was 60. A 1982-batch IPS officer, Behera retired from service recently on October 31. However, a day after his retirement, Behera fell sick and was admitted to a private hospital here. Sources said Behera […]

Bhubaneswar: Nine personnel from Odisha will receive the President’s Medals for Fire Service, Home Guards and Civil Defence on the occasion of Republic Day this year. A total of 86 personnel will be conferred with Fire Service Medals, 58 personnel will be awarded with Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals. The list of the awardees […]

Wellington: Christchurch Airport has added robot Pepper to its study of disruptive technologies, alongside the Autonomous Smart Shuttle and Virtual Reality training for its fire service. From this week, Pepper is living and learning in the Digital Innovation Zone on the first floor of the airport terminal, opposite South bar, for a few hours each […]