National Desk :
Speakers at a ceremony unanimously mentioned that the firefighters have been playing a vital role towards mitigating various disasters including the natural ones, reports BSS.
Capacity of fire service and civil defense members has been enhanced to a greater extent during the recent past years and hoped that the ability would be enhanced furthermore in the days to come.
The discussants came up with the observation while inaugurating the Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) Week- 2021 here on Thursday.
FSCD members are observing the week with the theme of ‘Mujib Borshey Shapoth Kori, Durjogey Jibon-Sampad Rokkha Kori’.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Dr Humayun Kabir and Deputy Inspector General of Police Abdul Baten addressed the opening ceremony as chief and special guests respectively with FSCD Deputy Director Momtaj Uddin in the chair.
Dr Humayun Kabir urged the FSCD members to perform duties with utmost sincerity and honesty after the best uses of the knowledge acquired from various trainings for overall development of the nation.
Main motto of the fire service is speed; service and devotion and job nature of the FSCD is different to many other jobs. This matter should be kept in mind always, he added.
Dr Kabir mentioned that performing duties with devotion is a moral obligation towards substantial reduction of both life and assets losses caused by any fire incident.
He said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is very positive towards development of FSCD along with its modernization.
He recalled that the firefighters made supreme sacrifice at the time of serving people and the nation will remember their contribution forever.
The guests witnessed rehearsal of extinguishing fires and mitigating various other disasters. They also reviewed the smartly turned out parade and took salute at the impressive march past.
