AIIMS among eight Delhi hospitals to have fire stations on campus from Sept 1

NEW DELHI: Eight hospitals in the city, including All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), will open fire stations inside their compound from September 1. This initiative will help in quicker response during emergency.
The seven Delhi government hospitals and AIIMS will provide the infrastructure, while fire tender, equipment and power will be arranged by Delhi Fire Services (DFS). On an average the fire department responds to over 20,000 calls a year.
Randeep Guleria, director of AIIMS, made the announcement on Sunday at an event to celebrate the Independence Day.
Atul Garg, director, DFS said “Again a proud moment for DFS. First time in the country, DFS has joined hands with AIIMS to open a small fire station inside the hospital for quick response in case of emergency. AIIMS will be the first hospital in the country to have a fire station on its campus.”
Garg said the project was in the pipeline after a major fire broke out at AIIMS trauma centre in 2019. “It’s a welcoming move, to begin with we will have a room and a fire tender stationed at all the hospitals and gradually we will develop this,” he added.