Maharashtra Fire Services

Maharashtra Fire Services To Showcase Fire Fighting Strength On April 20th Parade In City As Part Of Mumbai, April 18, 2011: As part of the Fire Services Week 2011, MFS will be organizing a parade on April 20th, 2011 in Mumbai; showcasing its battalion of fire fighters and a range of fire fighting apparatus.

According to Director, Maharashtra Fire Services (MFS), Mr. MV Deshmukh, all fire services units in the state are observing the week with a series of industrial and competition drills and contest based awareness programmes amongst the student’s community. “Our brave fire fighters who have risked their lives in the line of duty and winners of various competitions during the week were also felicitated by the state government on April 20th in the city”, he added

The Fire Services Week is a culmination of Fire Services Day observed across the country on April 14th as a tribute day in the memory of the catastrophe occurred on April 14, 1944 due to the fire followed by a devastating explosion of the ammunition stored in the vessel s.s. “Port Stikins” which had arrived in Mumbai from Karachi. While battling the blaze, 66 gallant fire fighters laid down their lives and created a footprint in the history of fire services of the country.

The Directorate of Maharashtra Fire Services (MFS) was observing the “Fire Services Week 2011” from April 14-20, 2011 with a series of awareness and experiential events culminating with felicitation of president medal winners for gallantry and meritorious services in fire fighting on April 20th in Mumbai.