Fire mock drill conducted at State Bank of India head office in Dispur, Guwahati

 GUWAHATI: In view of the National Fire Service Week from April 14–20, a mock fire drill was conducted on the premises of State Bank of India’s local head office at Dispur to test and bolster employees’ emergency preparedness. The drill was conducted under the guidance of the State Fire and Emergency Services, the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Battalion, Assam, and SBI’s Premises and Estate Department.

A demonstration on rescue and fire control was exhibited in the presence of all the staff members who were called to the ground floor after a false alarm was set in the building. Due procedure was followed while evacuating the staff members guided by the designated floor marshals of each floor. As an emergency fire situation was created, the State Fire and Emergency Services from Dispur Fire Station responded immediately by sending hydraulic platform and fire tender vehicles. A rescue operation was also demonstrated using the hydraulic platform where a staff member was evacuated safely from the roof of the building after putting out the fire. A demonstration on rescue from a high-rise building was also done by the NDRF Battalion, Assam.

Further, a demonstration regarding the use of various types of fire extinguishers was done for the staff members and SBI’s Fire Officers, Dhananjai Kumar and Roopak Choudhary, and their team, and explained the suitability of fire extinguishers as per the type of fire.

The drill was attended by General Manager NW-I Suranjana Dutta, General Manager NW-II Lunkim Thangboi, and DGM&CDO Madan LS, along with other senior officers of the bank and SA Ahmed (SP & FES), Fire & Emergency Services, Assam, and their team, a press release said.

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