Government of India

Ministry of Home Affairs

Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

N AT I O N A L F I R E S E RV I C E C O L L E G E
Takli Feeder Road, Rajnagar, Nagpur - 440030

B.E. (FIRE ENGINEERING) VIII SEMESTER

PRACTICAL SEMINAR
ON
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING AT CIDCO FIRE SERVICE

Presented By:

1 ) M r. M o h i t D e s h m u k h 3 ) M r. N i s h c h a y G h o r p a d e

2 ) M r. N i l o y M a z u m d e r 4 ) M r. P a r s h a n t K u m a r
 ABOUT DELHI FIRE SERVICE

 Delhi Fire Service is a State owned Fire Service responsible for attending Fire and Rescue
calls in the National Capital Territory of India.
 Delhi Fire Service attends an average of 22000 fire and rescue calls in a year which is the
highest for any metropolitan city in the nation.
 The Delhi Fire Service Act 2007, gives the necessary powers to coordinate the firefighting
and implement the fire prevention and safety measures over the entire Union territory of
Delhi.
 The National Capital Territory of Delhi has been divided into three fire zones as per the
contingencies of work namely, ‘New Delhi Zone’, ‘South Zone’, and ‘West Zone’.
 Delhi Fire Service has state of the art appliances for the purpose of firefighting and rescue in
its inventory.
 The various sections of the Delhi Fire Service are: Fire Prevention Wing; Water Section;
Wireless Communication Section; Automobile Workshop; Fire Report Section and
Dispensary.
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 STRUCTURAL ORGANISATION OF DFS

• The National Capital Territory has been divided into 3 Fire Zones.
• Each Fire Zone is under the charge of a Chief Fire Officer who is New
assisted by one or more Deputy Chief Fire Officer. Delhi
Zone

• Each Fire Zone consist of 2 Fire Divisions.

• Each Fire Division is under the charge of a Divisional Officer.
National
Capital
• Each Fire Division is further divided into 3 Fire Sub-Divisions. Territory of
• Each Fire Sub-Division is under the charge of a Assistant Division Delhi (Fire
Zone)
Officer. South West
Zone Zone
• Each Fire Sub-Divisions is comprised of multiple Fire-Stations.
• Each Fire-Station is under the charge of a Station Officer.

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 Nehru Place Fire Station

Our crew was deployed at the Nehru Place Fire Station located at Nehru Place, in the Bhicaji-
Cama-Place Fire Sub-Division of the South Fire Division in the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Nehru Place Fire Station is one of the busiest Fire Station in Delhi with an average of about 4000
fire and rescue calls attended in a year. The wireless radio communication code of the station was-
Static 14. The various details of the fire station are mentioned in the following Table.
S.No. Designation Name
01 Chief Fire Officer (South Zone) Mr. Vipin Kental
02 Deputy Chief Fire Officer Mr. Rajesh Pawar
(South Fire Division)
03 Divisional Officer (Bhicaji- Mr. A.K. Malik
Cama-Place Fire Sub-Division)
04 Asst. Divisional Officer Mr. Ved Pal
(Bhicaji-Cama-Place Fire Sub-
Division)
05 Station Officer (Nehru Place Mr. S. L. Meena
Fire Station) 04
• The Fire Station has three bays and a garage
with a capacity of 5 fire-trucks.
• The total number of working staff was 29.

The Station had several vehicles standing under

its roof however only a few were commissioned
at the time.

Commissioned Vehicles were:

1) WT 36 2) WB 45 3) SWT 22

Where mentioned acronyms stand for

WT – Water Tender
SWT – Small Water Tender
WB – Water Bowser

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 TRAINING AT DELHI FIRE SERVICE

 During the course of our attachment with Delhi Fire Service, we were
deputed on a 24x7 duty basis.
 We were supposed to attend each and every fire call during the time we
were at the fire station.
 The turnout time for calls attended during the day was 1 minute and that
during the night was 2 minutes.
 The Total No. of Fire Calls attended by our Crew as shown in the Table.

Type of Call No. of Calls Attended

Fire Calls 89
Rescue Calls 19
Mock Drills 02
Stand-By Duty 03
Total 113
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 NOTABLE OCCURENCES

SLUM FIRE IN DELHI’S KIRTI NAGAR

Date of incident: 11th January 2019

Place: A-194, Lakkar mandi, Furniture market
No. of casualties: None
Possible source of ignition: Fire started from a stove in slum dwelling
Background:

• Fire broke out in a slum which spread rapidly to nearby areas.

• Around 30 Fire engines along with TTL responded to the incident.
• Blaze engulfed a timber warehouse and few huts.
• Furniture and wooden materials were stored in the four storeyed timber warehouse.
• Fire was prevented to spread further by cooling nearby areas.

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Fig : Timber warehouse engulfed in fire Fig : Rail movement blocked after fire

Fig 4: Aftermath of fire

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FIRE IN BUILDING COMPLEX OF MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Date of incident: 12th January 2019

Place: CGO complex
No. of casualties: None
Possible source of ignition: Electrical short circuit or Arson
Background:
• Employees reported smoke from 1st floor.
• Around 18 fire engines responded to the incident.
• Windows were broken for ventilation of smoke.
• On analysing the scene, it was found that severe damage was caused
where files and documents were stored. Hence a possible case of arson
may arise with motive of destruction of evidence.
• After the flames were extinguished, all stacked storages and cupboards
were broke open so as to extinguish the burning ambers inside.

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Fig and : Windows broken for ventilation of smoke

Fig : Aftermath of fire 10

Visits

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 IOCL DELHI TERMINAL, BIJWASAN, NEW DELHI

INTRODUCTION S.No. Fire Protection Facilities

01 Firewater System
IOCL Bijwasan Depot is located besides IGI
International Airport-New Delhi and caters to 02 Foam Pourers and MEFG
the Retail Outlets of Delhi and consumers of 03 Rim-Seal Fire Protection System
NCR and beyond. The terminal activity 04 Remote operated HVLR monitors
involves receipt, storage and distribution of
finished petroleum product. It has 23 Storage 05 Hydrants
Tanks. Aggregating to a total Storage capacity 06 Manual Call Points
of 1,68,220 KL. 07 Smoke Detectors

PRODUCTS HANDLED :- Motor Spirit 08 Hydrocarbon Detectors

(MS); Superior Kerosene Oil (SKO); Air 09 Fire Extinguishers (10, 25 and
Turbine Fuel (ATF); High Speed Diesel (HSD); 75Kg)
Ethanol; Low Density Oil (LDO) 10 Sprinkler System

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Supreme Court Additional Building Complex, Tilak Marg, New Delhi
Introduction

The Supreme Court Additional building Complex is an under construction project house
all the non-judicial functions. It will be a green building and shall facilitate planned and
segregated movement of various stake holders and users like judiciary, litigants, court
officials, lawyers, support and services and a multilevel underground parking.

S.No. Fire Protection Facility

01 Firewater Sprinkler System
02 Firewater Pump House
03 Staircase Pressurization System
04 Smoke Exhaust System
05 Public Address System
06 Compartmentation
07 Fire Check Doors Supreme Court Additional Building complex

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 MOTHER DAIRY PLANT, PATPARGANJ, NEW DELHI

INTRODUCTION

Mother Dairy was commissioned in 1974 as a wholly owned subsidiary

of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). Mother Dairy sells
milk and milk products (Milk, cultured products, Ice creams, Paneer and
Ghee) at a national level through its sales and distribution networks for
marketing food items.

PROCESS

Product Testing &

Procurement Processing Packing
Release

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FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES:

1.Fire Water Storage: 2 lakh litres

2.Fire Water Pump House -

Jockey pump: 2 Nos. 180 lpm each
Diesel pump: 6 Nos. 10250 lpm
Electric pump: 2 Nos. 10250 lpm

3.Extinguishers (10 & 25Kg)

4.First aid hose reels
5.Hydrants
6.CO2 flooding system
7.Breathing Apparatus

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 ASHOKA HIGHTEC FABRICATION PLANT

INTRODUCTION

Ashoka Hightec mainly deals with the fabrication of fire tenders and also manufactures
firefighting equipment. It has a fully fledged testing facility to carry out various acceptance tests
on demand and also for quality assurance purpose.

TESTING FACILITIES

1. DISCHARGE TEST:

The pump is for a period of 4 hrs. non-stop to check the rated output at varying pressures.
Eg:1800 lpm @ 7kg/cm2. During the test , the engine temperature should not exceed the rated
temperature given by the manufacturer. Discharge is measured through a flowmeter.

2. PRIMER TEST:

Priming device is tested for a suction lift of 7.0 m measured from water level to the centre of the
suction eye of pump at a rate of not less than 30ft/sec. 16
3. HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE TEST:

All the piping is tested to the hydrostatic test pressure of 18kg/cm2 for a period of 2 hrs.

4. STABILITY TEST:

Stability of the appliance is tested under fully equipped and laden condition, if the surface on
which the appliance stands is tilted to either side, the point at which overturning occurs is not
passed at an angle greater than 27.5 degree from the horizontal.

5. GRADIENT TEST:

Gradient of appliance is tested on the ramp which has an angle/rise slope of 1m in every 4m of
distance travelled.

6. FIRE TESTS:

Testing of various extinguishing medias and extinguishers on pool fires of n-heptane in various
trays of different diameters.
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 Key Points to a successful Fireground Operation

1. Sizing up of the situation

2. Stay low especially while tackling fires inside enclosed structures.
3. When the smoke concentrations make the conditions untenable, break open any
windows or vent openings to make way for smoke.
4. Heated ambers pertain even after the flames go out.
5. Never move alone towards other sections of the structure under fire.
6. Remember the exits and the approximate path towards them.
7. Move ahead with slow, steady and low steps.
8. Metal structures which have deformed due to excessive temperatures can be entered
when the temperatures have reduced as they will not deform any further
9. Always keep a flashlight and a handkerchief or a small breathing mask prior to your
entry inside the structural fire.
10.The sound of the water stream indicates the approximate point at which the water
stream is striking.
11.Always ensure the inventory of your equipment before leaving the fireground.

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 Suggestions for improvement

• Provisions for the strict Implementation of Building Byelaws.

• Procuring appliances which can be serviced and maintained easily.
• Conducting strict medical tests on a regular basis so as to restrict the fire personnels
from intoxicating while being on duty.
• Providing training for firefighting as well as rescue techniques for humans and
animals.
• Provisions for restricting haphazard temporary constructions.
• Provisions for surprise inspections to ensure strict adherence to the fire prevention
measures.
• Procuring equipment and appliances for fighting various classes of fire and not just
depending upon water as the primary source.
• Promulgation of legal procedures and their implementation to ensure the use of fire
rated appliances by the tenants.

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 CONCLUSION

The two month attachment with Delhi Fire Service has provided us with the hands-on
firefighting experience and rescue techniques and has calibrated us physically and mentally for
tackling different kinds of emergencies. It has also enabled us to understand the difference
between fire drills and actual fireground operations where fire drills are only crucial for speedy
and effective action inside the fireground but the latter requires the use of effective time
management, prompt action and the ability to deal with stressful conditions.

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THANK YOU

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