The Directorate of Fire and Emergency Services being part of the State machinery for Disaster Response have been focusing on building community awareness about Fire Safety Management and Disaster preparedness in general. The approach is further focused on Educational Institutions (Secondary and Primary Schools) and Village Panchayats Citizens in General.
At the Secondary School level a continuous “Training of Trainers” Programme for Secondary School Teachers in Basic Fire Safety and Evacuation Drill Procedures has been going on since 2010…
| Calendar Year | No. of Schools | No. of Teachers |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 660 | 886 |
| 2011 | 562 | 881 |
| 2012 | 159 | 339 |
| 2013 | 264 | 505 |
| 2014 | 143 | 191 |
| 2015 | 309 | 588 |
| 2016 | 139 | 225 |
| 2017 | 167 | 274 |
| 2019 | 101 | 133 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 122 | 224 |
| 2022 | — | — |
| 2023 | 128 | 218 |
| Grand Total | 2754 | 4464 |
As part of raising the Fire Safety Awareness in the Primary School a Programme of “Safer School Safer India” commenced in April 2015…
| Calendar Year | No. of Teachers | No. of Schools | No. of Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 46 | 27 | 3730 |
| 2016 | 98 | 50 | 7571 |
| 2017 | 124 | 113 | 3398 |
| 2018 | 104 | 71 | 11775 |
| 2019 | 95 | 73 | 6553 |
| 2020 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 313 | 201 | — |
| Grand Total | 780 | 535 | 33027 |
At the Village Level, the Department conducts “Disaster Preparedness & Fire Safety Training”…
| Sr. No. | Taluka | Village Panchayats Trained |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bardez | 13 |
| 2 | Ponda | 4 |
| 3 | Pernem | 11 |
| 4 | Sattari | 9 |
| 5 | Quepem | 9 |
| 6 | Bicholim | 12 |
| 7 | Salcete | 39 |
| 8 | Canacona | 6 |
| 9 | Mormugao | 1 |
| 10 | Tiswadi | 2 |
| Total | 106 | |
The Government of India has introduced Aapda Mitra/Aapda Sakhi Scheme…
| Sr. No. | Batch | Training Period | No. of Volunteers Trained |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batch I | 23/04/2022 – 07/05/2022 | 16 |
| 2 | Batch II | 10/05/2022 – 23/05/2022 | 21 |
| 3 | Batch III | 31/05/2022 – 13/06/2022 | 28 |
| 4 | Batch IV | 15/06/2022 – 28/06/2022 | 31 |
| 5 | Batch V | 06/12/2022 – 20/12/2022 | 40 |
| 6 | Batch VI | 22/12/2022 – 04/01/2023 | 43 |
| 7 | Batch VII | 10/01/2023 – 23/01/2023 | 44 |
| 8 | Batch VIII | 25/01/2023 – 08/02/2023 | 17 |
| 9 | Batch IX | 13/02/2023 – 27/02/2023 | 31 |
| 10 | Batch X | 01/03/2023 – 15/03/2023 | 16 |
| 11 | Batch XI | 15/05/2023 – 27/05/2023 | 39 |
| 12 | Batch XII | 15/06/2023 – 28/06/2023 | 22 |
| 13 | Batch XIII | 30/08/2023 – 12/09/2023 | 22 |
| 14 | Batch XIV | 17/10/2023 – 31/10/2023 | 30 |
| Total Volunteers Trained | 400 | ||
