Fire Fighting and First Aid

Fire Fighting Systems & First Aid

Generally, there is a serious loss due to the occurrence of fire or fire, which

is in the form of a loss / damage to human death and loss of life.

The topic of the fire incident in the train or in the station is taken seriously.

Jagruti Shivir is organized from time to time about this subject. Teaching of this

subject in the training institutes is given to the respective railway employees.

Fire engines in the various offices of the railway stations and in planned

places and in the aircrafts of the trains, in the pantry, guard cabin and in the

engine are kept. In such a way, the fire fighting equipment is kept in different

offices in the railway premises. Different fire fighting machines are used to

extinguish the fire of different nature.

It is of 3 types.

(1) water (APW)

(2) Carbon dye oxide (CO2)

(3) Dry Chemical (ABC, BC, DC)

Things to note

1. The validity of all fire extinguishers is of a fixed period, which must be written on

    each fire extinguisher. Before the due date of expiry fire extinguishers should be

    re-filled, keeping in mind the need to re-fill fire extinguishers before time.

2. From time to time, the method of using fire extinguishers should be explained to

    the railway workers to avoid fire.

3. There may be different reasons for the fire, information should be given

    according to these reasons.

4. Information about place of availability of fire extinguishers in the train, station and

    on the railway premises should be displayed at suitable places..

5. Information about this subject should be given to all training institutes of Indian

    Railways.

FIRST AID :

All long distance passenger carrying trains are provided with First Aid Boxes

containing essential medicines and dressing materials.

1. In addition, Augmented First Aid Boxes with wide range of medicines,

   disposable medical material, etc. have been provided with the

  TrainSuperintendents of Rajdhani / Shatabdi Express trains and Guards of

  other nominated trains.

2. The front line staff deployed on trains is trained in rendering First Aid.

3. Services of doctors travelling as passengers are utilized to attend to

    passengers who are in need of urgent medical assistance.

4. If a person falls sick during journey, a doctor can be called at the next

   stopping station where a Railway Doctor is available on payment of specified

   charges.

5. Trains can also make unscheduled halts, if necessary, at the stations enroute

    in emergencies.to provide medical assistance to the passenger.

6. Railway doctors at major stations are available on call basis. The Stations

    Masters have details of doctors, clinics & hospitals, both Government and

    Private, in the vicinity of the station, so that their services could also be

    availed, in emergencies.