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Gurgaon Falls Short On Fire Safety Front, Manpower, Equipment Shortage Hits Fire DeptBy akansha, Section Gurgaon News 
The picture only becomes grimmer. In a city with a population of over 20 lakh, there are three fire stations Sector 29, Bheemnagar and Sector 37. "Since the formation of of Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon last year we have been demanding at least two more fire stations including one in Manesar. Three stations are not enough to take care of the entire city but nothing has happened till date," said H C Sihag, fire station officer, Sector 29. Source: Times Of India Gurgaon falls short on fire safety front Click On "Full Story" For More...
Manpower shortage is another area of concern. "The department had sought 603 personnel while there are only 106 staff working in all three stations. Till the time there is sufficient manpower, the department cannot work efficiently," added Sihag.
Department officials have also been demanding at least 20 more fire tenders but like all other grievances, that too is waiting to be addressed. The Gurgaon fire department receives 750 calls annually on an average but for the past six years, the agencies concerned have been making efforts to procure more hydraulic ladders, a must for tackling highrise fires. Officials said that fire drills are carried out only once in a while, possibly when a no-objection certificate is issued. Said a senior fire official: "According to the byelaws, a building exceeding 15 metres is termed a highrise. The buildings are expected to follow safety norms as per the national building laws code, part IV. It is mandatory for every highrise to install hose reel, downcomer, yard hydrant, auto sprinkler system, manually operated electric fire alarm systems, automatic detection and alarm system and underground static water storage tank as inbuilt fire-fighting techniques. However, because of lack of sufficient number of staff we cannot regularly inspect buildings.
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As the 15 fire tenders available with the Gurgaon fire department proved sadly inadequate, the administration had to turn to the Air Force, the fire department of Rewari and some major industrial units nearby for help.
