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Fire brigade’s inspection of heritage structures moving at snail’s pace

August 25, 2014 2:00 am

The HC structure was also audited in 2013. There are 457 licensing authorities registered with the Maharashtra Fire Services.

To cut response time, fire brigade set to purchase 16 new fire engines

July 28, 2014 6:05 am

The brigade also invited an expression of interest to set up a new fire alert monitoring system.

A Brigade Under Fire

November 20, 2013 5:29 am

The challenges Mumbai Fire Brigade faces are increasing with the citys growth. With mushrooming highrise buildings,spread of slum pockets and severely stretched infrastructure,firefighters find their task getting more uphill by the day. Stuti Shukla and Alison Saldanha look at these challenges,as well as the possible solutions the Fire Brigade has suggested to make the force more effective.

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