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SDC for Fire Safety
- Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh has inaugurated Skill Development Centre (SDC) for Fire Safety Training of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) through virtual mode at Pilkhuwa in Uttar Pradesh.
About SDC DRDO facility
- The SDC DRDO facility will help in developing trained human resources, fire safety technology and products to save precious human lives and valued assets.
- The facility would be utilised for imparting fire prevention and firefighting training to the Fire Service personnel of Indian Armed Forces, DRDO, Ordnance Factories, Coast Guard and defence undertakings.
About SDC DRDO facility
- It has been created by adopting state-of-the-art technology and setting up simulation systems for the validation of fire at a realistic scale in order to meet the challenges and enhance the skills of Defence Fire Service Personnel and combatants from the armed forces.
About SDC DRDO facility
- Constructed as per international standards, the SDC has four bays with fire-fighting and rescue appliances such as hydraulic platform, air crash fire tender and emergency rescue tender, which will be used for imparting practical/hands-on training besides an important life-saving personal protective equipment for the firefighters.
About SDC DRDO facility
The Centre has a fire drill tower with an emergency escape chute which would be used for simulation of a fire in high rise buildings, a breathing apparatus training facility, a model fire station housing specialised firefighting and rescue appliances, an LPG petroleum tank farm simulator, fire suit test and evaluation facility, a hostel and transit facility and administrative and training facility.
Importance of Fire Safety
- In his inaugural address, Singh lauded DRDO for this significant step in the field of fire safety.
- “In any fire tragedy, the nation loses precious lives and valuable assets. To prevent such losses, this training centre will go a long way in ensuring quality training to the personnel and preventing such mishaps,” Singh said.
A Silent Pandemic
- He also highlighted the loss caused due to fire incidents. Citing the figures of the National Crime Record Bureau, Singh said every fifth death in the world due to fire occurs in India.
- In 2018, there were 13,000 fire incidents in the country and an equal number of deaths, he said.
- Every day, 35 people die due to fire.
- Of these, two-thirds are in the age group of 18-40 and half of them are women.
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