A day after the State Government suspended six Fire Services personnel for negligence in their duties, the indefinite cease-work agitation by the Fire Services employees was called off on Thursday.
Around 5,000 Firemen and Havildars engaged in 341 different fire stations had embarked on the strike from September 24 demanding fulfilment of their six-point charter of demands. Their demands included equal pay at par with Odisha police Havildars and Constables, Government recognition, regularisation of contractual workers, pension and retirement benefits for retired personnel, eight working hours and filling of vacant spots.