As many as 75 officers and employees of fire brigade of Raipur Municipal Corporation (RMC) will remain on round-the-clock duty in view of Diwali on Thursday.
A total of four fire engines have been deployed at important locations of the city including two units at fire crackers market in Motibagh area while 11 have been kept on standby to deal with any incident, officials said.
Municipal Commissioner Avanish Kumar Sharan assigned duties to the employees in eight hour shifts to ensure safety from fire during Diwali. On Thursday, one fire unit will be deployed at Ganj and one at Civil lines area.
Out of total 15 fire engines available with RMC, a total of 11 have been kept ready at the Tikrapara Motor Workshop to immediately rush to the spots according to the complaints or information of fire incident if received during Diwali.
Sharan has issued directives to the fire jeep and quick response vehicle to move across the city limits in the night of October 23. These vehicles will move through major roads, wards, link roads and residential areas to check any untoward incident.
The Department is also providing emergency service through the numbers 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 and 2274101 which are toll free and is open round-the-clock. Citizens can call on any of these numbers in case of any fire incident.