‘TNFRS conducting drills to improve reaction time’
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TNFRS trying to improve reaction time
CHENNAI
Launching - Thee (Fire in Tamil) - a mobile application, the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS) department has started conducting regular drills across the State to improve reaction time of its personnel.
One such drill was conducted on Friday and the SM Nagar station in North Chennai won the event.
In 2020, the TNFRS helpline 101 received a total of 5,000 calls in Chennai and out of this 2,150 were fire calls and the remaining were rescue calls. Now people have to download the ‘Thee’ app and press the help button in it. The control room will get an alert in a few seconds and based on the GPS location of the caller, the nearest fire station will be alerted.
325 tamers take part in Koolamedu jallikattu
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Winners take home cash prize upto ₹1 lakh, household articles, silver coins, and cycles
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Charged up: A man trying to tame a bull at the Koolamedu jallikattu in Salem on Saturday. | Photo Credit:
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Winners take home cash prize upto ₹1 lakh, household articles, silver coins, and cycles The
jallikattu season began in Salem district with the first event being held at Koolamedu here on Saturday.
The event was flagged off by District Collector S.A. Raman, Superintendent of Police S. Deepa Ganiger, Chairman of the Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank R. Elangovan, and AIADMK MLAs.
DGP Sylendra Babu inspects Mettupalayam Fire Station
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AAA Director General of Police, Fire Services C. Sylendra Babu inspected the Mettupalayam Fire Station on Saturday.
According to the officials from Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, Mr. Babu checked the condition of the equipment at the fire station. During his interaction with the fire services personnel, Mr. Babu explained the usage of the ‘Thee’ mobile application launched recently by the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, the officials said .
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TN Fire and Rescue Services commandos rescue fishermen in Chennai
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Four fishermen, whose boat capsized as they were returning after fishing, were rescued by the commandos
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Four fishermen, whose boat capsized as they were returning after fishing, were rescued by the commandos
It was a scene right out of a movie, when a six-member team of the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TRNFRS) marine commandos swam into the sea and rescued four fishermen who fell into the water after their boat capsized, on Wednesday morning.