Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services gets new directorate building

Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services gets new directorate building

Kohima, April 25: The new Directorate office building of Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services was formally inaugurated today by Pohwang Konyak, advisor fire & emergency services, SIRD and relief & rehabilitation, Nagaland.

The new Directorate office building is located at New Capital Complex, below NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima.

Speaking on the occasion, Pohwang said that the Nagaland Fire & Emergency Services was earlier under the Police department. However, due to technical profession the Nagaland Fire and Emergency services was bifurcated from Police to form a separate Directorate in 1990 with 7 fire stations. 

For quite many years, he said the department of Fire and Emergency Services did not have a proper Directorate Building Commenting on having a new directorate building, he said "This is a historic and great achievement for the department to have a permanent directorate with modern facilities. This is historic because the dream to have a permanent directorate is fulfilled after 30 years."  

I thank all who have contributed for the development of this directorate building.  As per National Standard, Nagaland should have 48 Fire Stations but till 2010 Nagaland has only 8 Fire Stations, the advisor said.  From 2011 to 2022, the department has constructed 10 fire stations.  At present, there are 18 Fire Stations including "Central Workshop-cum-Garage" and today's Directorate Building And within this year, the department will be inaugurating another 3 fire stations.  

Moreover, the department has been pursuing one Training Institute for the last 11 years and hope it will be materialized soon, the advisor added. 

Nagaland's urban development advisor Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire and L Mevionen, Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Nagaland also spoke at the program Neilasa Sopfii Inspector General of Fire & Emergency Services, Nagaland chaired the function.