India, April 26 -- Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday announced a plan to revamp the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) with an aim to transform it into the most advanced firefighting service in the country. She said her government has allocated Rs.504 crore to the service of which Rs.110 crore will be used to buy new equipment.

Gupta said DFS will get a new headquarters, stations will set up in underserved areas, fire vehicles will get surveillance cameras, the control room will get a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system to track vehicles in real time, 100 small vehicles will be acquired to fight fires in narrow lanes, and firefighters will be trained to respond better to emergencies.

"The primary objective of our government is to ensur...