(1) The Government may establish and maintain a training institute in Uttarkhand to be known as “the Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Service Training Center” for providing courses of instruction in the prevention and extinguishment of fire of the Fire & Emergency Service personnel and private candidates from industries, hotels, multi-storied buildings and similar other Government and non- Government establishments as specified in section 9.
(2) The Government may extend the training facilities at the Training Center to be established under sub-section (1) to the Fire & Emergency Service under the control of local bodies and industrial undertakings as well as to the state Fire & Emergency Service of other States on payment of charges as may be prescribed.
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(3) Subject to the observance of the general rules applicable to other employees of the Government in relation to training the members of the Fire & Emergency Service may be given training in the field of scientific and modern techniques of fire protection and fire safety measures.
Consumption of water by the Fire & Emergency Service
7. No charge shall be made by any local authority for water consumed by the Uttarakhand Fire & Emergency Service in fighting, training, filling static water tanks or such other purposes.
Powers of the Fire Emergency Service and other persons for the suppression of fire
8. On the occasion of a fire in any town or area to which this Act applies, any member of the Uttarakhand Fire & Emergency Service not below the rank of leading fireman, any Magistrate and any Police Officer not below the rank of head constable may-
(a) remove, or order the removal of, any person who by his presence, interferes with, or impedes, the operation for extinguishing the fire or for saving life or property;
(b) close any street or passage in, or near, which a fire is burning;
(c) for the purpose of extinguishing the fire, enter, breaking or through, or pull down any premises for the passage of hose or appliance. or cause them to be broken into or through or pulled down without the consent of the owner or occupier;
(d) cause mains and pipes to be shut off so as to give greater pressure or volume of water, in, or near, the place where the fire is occurring;
(e) make use of any available source of water, public or private;
(f) generally take such measures as he considers necessary for the preservation of life or property.
Appointment of fire safety officer