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Director-General of Fire Services SK Upadhyay has visited Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy

in Smartcity Bhubaneswar May 7, 2022 Comments Off on Director-General of Fire Services SK Upadhyay has visited Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy 493 Views

Bhubaneswar:7/5/22: Director-General of Fire Services SK Upadhyay today visited Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy (OFDRA) in Bhubaneswar.

OFDRA has started functioning since 1971 as Odisha Fire Service training school and was subsequently upgraded to OFDRA from 2015. The aim and objective of this training academy are to impart training and to build the capacity of Odisha Fire Service personnel to make them more professional in skill.

Several pieces of training such as ladder drill, pump drill, hydrant drill and underwater training are being imparted to trainees by specialized trainers of Odisha Fire Service. These training facilities have also been provided to fire service personnel from other state fire service organizations and establishments like Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana, Kerala, Gujarat and INS Chilika.

Since its inception, 7,882 trainees from Odisha Fire Service have attended various training programs to date. Additionally, 18,783 trainees from various state fire units, home guards, civil defense volunteers and ODRAF have also undergone training at this establishment and completed the course successfully. On completion of full-fledged infrastructure, it can cater as a unique training academy of its kind in the Eastern part of India.

Upadhyay emphasized the deployment of Fire Services personnel in the most affected areas as per the requirement of the local administration. He also instructed all Fire Service personnel to follow the Covid guidelines during their work

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