DHAKA, Jan 30, 2025 (BSS) - The Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD) 
have taken extensive measures to provide fire safety and first aid at the 
Biswa Ijtema ground, on the bank of river Turag at Tongi in Gazipur to 
be held from tomorrow.   

As part of the move, as many as 374 personnel of the force have been 
deployed with required fire extinguishers at the Ijtema ground, said a 
press release of the FSCD.    

“Some 374 personnel of the force have been kept ready to provide fire 
safety at the entire Ijtema Maidan. Among them, two firefighters with 
fire extinguishers, fire hooks, and fire beaters will always be on duty in 
each zone to deal with immediate fire accidents,” it said. 

In addition, drone units have been deployed for round-the-clock 
monitoring at the ground. 

A temporary control room has been set up with a mobile number to 
provide 24-hour service alongside installing two fire control rooms at 
different locations to monitor fire safety at the Ijtema Maidan. 

The mobile number 01901020865 and 02224410082 will be open 24 hours 
to get fire services at the Ijtema Maidan. 

Apart from these, four water tankers, three ambulances, 14 pumps, 220 
fire extinguishers, 13 generators, 128 walkie-talkies, 150 delivery hoses, 
and 14 branch pipes have been kept ready at different places in the 
Maidan to provide fire safety.

A rescue speed boat and a four-person diving team have been kept ready 
in the Turag River (under Kamarpara Bridge) to prevent water accidents. 

Six pumps have been installed on the banks of the Turag River and five 
in various reservoirs to provide water for quick fire extinguishing. 

Besides, Tongi, Uttara, and Joydevpur fire stations have been kept on 
standby during the Ijtema.