Human being have struggled against the elemental force of the nature ever since they forced there selves on plant earth waging a daily battle to gether resources for food and shelter, history is replete with numourus incidents of disasters that have struck human kind. Wind, water, fire and tectonic forces have wreeked havoe in the past. Disaster gives us the picture of large scale loss of life and destruction of in frastructure. Although science and technology has tried their best efforts to wards the struggle of human kind against the cvil forces of nature has not ceased .Amongst all the Fire / Incident is one of the greatest havouce in the present century.
Although fire was noticed by early people that had experienced thro ‘Lightning, Thunder, auto ignition in deep forest but could not gained more idea but it was treated as a supreme power of God.
Followed by heavy lightning, auto ignition in deep forest big disaster fire occurred that had resulted the entire environment completely burnt into ashes even the Animal live also burnt into death. No collection of food and shelter could be availed by the people and ultimately they had to be taken and consumed the burnt animals’ flesh and the people had experienced some test while being eaten. Another experiences were gained by them while they had made themselves for salvage and recovering their shelter places. Stones and other hard object come in contact with each other during recovery maintenance and fire speak developed were noticed by them.
This had a gradual change and development in their life cycle. They could be able to discover fire and its utilises to man kind and Fire is being treated as one of the greatest invention of the civilised and modern world, and also can say as the greatest friend of human kind.
Kautilya (321-BC-296 BC- patronymic pandit Chanakya), Minister of the last king of Nanda Dynasty Samrat Chandra gupta Mauriya in his ARTHASHASTRA (second book) has discussed at length about the duties of various officials,responsibilities of individuals and house owners regarding Fire prevantion, protection and Fire fighting. He has decreed stringent punishment for earelessness and causing Fires and death as punishment for an arsonist.
Kautilya (321-BC-296 BC- patronymic pandit Chanakya), Minister of the last king of Nanda Dynasty Samrat Chandra gupta Mauriya in his ARTHASHASTRA (second book) has discussed at length about the duties of various officials,responsibilities of individuals and house owners regarding Fire prevantion, protection and Fire fighting. He has decreed stringent punishment for earelessness and causing Fires and death as punishment for an arsonist.
So far mankind has used Fire for its advancement. Man landed on the moon with the help of fire. Again it was the fire which caused the space shuttle challenger to explode in the skies .
”Agni Bhagawan ” Fire god is till date the witness supreme in solomonising Hindu marriages in almost all religious and social functions,Fire gives primary importance and although it is in advancement and comfort -still man feared Fire because of its immense damage caused by un controlled fire.
After independence there has been a gradual development in the industrial belt of our country. The rapid industrialisation has created various problems in the complexity of Fire, explosion, accident etc. Those had turned into in fer no/disasters .The range of industrial process, chemicals, methods of operation in going so fast the facilities are comparatively far behind to coup up the situation. To improve upon the basic strategy we all should cumbrace consideration of fire, disasters as to enable us to be stand ourselves as a civilised Nation.
Experiencing the fire, incident, explosion accidents etc. Our country had deeply concentrate the issues and in between Now, of experts were called upon to India from abroad to cordinate their experiences in regards of development. Followed by NOS,of meeting, discussions it was agreed upon to establish a training center that known as National Fire Service College at Rampur (U. P) in the year 1956 and cater on finally shifted to Nagpur (Maharashtra state) and in order to have proper standarsition in the country Fire services, The MODEL FIRE SERVICE BILL was constituted in the year 1958.
Travelling over on some of the important cities ,industrial plants (Refinery, Atomic energy, power plant, Fertilizer chemicals, steel plant etc) Air port, Dack yards during my tenure as Fire officer (IOCL) as well as a trainee cadets of National Fire service college, Nagpur had the opportunity to gain this idea of latest development on the Fire safety technique with the Fire safety and the protection measures those has been added to my poor experience.
My view and appeal to every one that as a good citizen all should have the basic idea on Fire Safety i also well come them those who desire to be member of Fire Safety organization. Undoubtedly this profession is very high on the principle of life and property saving. Nature do not provide such type of opportunities to everyone to become a Fire Fighter who rendered his best creditable services to the Nation even at the cost of his life.
It is a great pleasure for we to convey my heart felt feelings and gratitude to Mr:G.P. Sungkurang Directer, instructional staff, Administration staff and all other ranks of the North Eastern Fire Safety Academy Barbaruah followed by my heartly welcome to all the cadets for their bright carrier.