Govt mulls motorcycle unit in all fire service stations


FE Online Desk | Published: February 18, 2018 22:04:21 | Updated: February 19, 2018 19:16:34


Govt mulls motorcycle unit in all fire service stations

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has said that the government has a plan to install motorcycle unit in every fire service station across the country.

On Sunday, he said, "The government has a plan to set up motorcycle unit in future at every fire service stations in the country."

The minister said this while responding to a tabled question placed by treasury bench member M Abdul Latif from Chittagong-11 in the parliament.

The government, the minister said, has so far provided 174 two-wheeler fire fighting water mists -- each two fire fighting mists at 87 fire service stations under the Fire Service and Civil Defence Department throughout the country.

Move is underway, the minister added, to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China for supplying 1000 more two-wheeler fire fighting water mist under the grant of China government, reports UNB.

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