First-ever Fire Park opened for public

The first-of-its-kind novel initiative by the Odisha Fire Service, a Fire Park, that was opened recently, has been a hit among visitors and educating them about fire safety. On its first day of opening for public, it saw around 60 visitors of different age group paying a visit to the park that’s developed inside the premises of the Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Academy.

It was a unique experience for the visitors as they got to witness demonstrations on different firefighting and rescue skills.“They were also given basic education on dealing with common house fire and first aid in case of fire injuries as part of the programme,” said a fire official. He added that to make it communicative the visitors were encouraged to give their feedback and they all expressed satisfaction after visiting this facility.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had inaugurated the Fire Park recently. This park is a novel initiative in the entire country and it aims at bringing awareness on fire safety measures. The park will be opened for public on every Saturday afternoon. Along with demonstrations, visitors also get to visit the exhibition hall and watch screening of related films. Students from schools and colleges are focus group, informed the official.
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