New Delhi, June 20 -- Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), India's only Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) with a dedicated fire wing, has been spearheading a nationwide fire training program.
During the CISF Raising Day 2023, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in his address has tasked the CISF with training firefighters from 100 Indian cities.
Following this directive, the CISF designed a specialised course to upgrade the skills of state fire service personnel.
Throughout 2023-24, the CISF's prestigious Fire Service Training Institute (FSTI) in Hyderabad conducted 11 training batches, training 274 personnel from 113 cities.
According to a CISF Press release, this momentum continued into 2025 with the allocation of five additional b...