Delhi Fire department on alert for Diwali; 17 Standby vehicles deployed amid high electrical load, says Deputy Chief Fire Officer

Ahead of the Diwali festival, the Delhi Fire Department has heightened its preparedness to tackle fire-related incidents across the national capital.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer A.K. Malik said, “Diwali is such a festival that even without crackers, we still get a lot of calls. Because the electrical load is quite high that day.”

He added, “Our preparation for this is that we have identified 17 spots where we have parked the vehicles. Because we face traffic problems, it is festival season. There is a lot of traffic on the roads. Our approach time increases. To reduce this, we have deployed seventeen standby vehicles. In addition, 24 of our vehicles are already deployed round the clock.”

Malik further said, “We have already given instructions to the staff. We have cancelled all two-day ho