Establishment of Fire Institute

Establishment of Fire Institute :

1. (1) The Government may establish and maintain a Fire Training Institute in Arunachal Pradesh to be known as the 'Fire Safety Management Academy' for providing course of instruction in the prevention and extinguishment of fire for the fire service personnel and private candidates from industries, hotels, multi-storied buildings, similar others Government and non-Government establishment and for school or colleges and members of communities as specified in Section 58.
2. (2) The Government may extend the training facilities at the academy to be established under sub-section
3. (1) to the Fire Services under the control of local bodies and industrial undertakings as well as to the State Fire Services of other States on payment of charges as may be prescribed.
4. (3) Subject to the observance of the general rules applicable to other employees of the State Government in relation to training, the members of the Fire Service may be given training in the field of scientific and modern techniques of Fire protection and Fire safety measures, and allied matters in any institute, within or out of India at the cost and expense of the Government for the administration of the provisions of this Act.
5. (4) A Fire officer, who undergoes training as provided in sub-section(3), shall indemnify the Government to reimburse all such expense and costs, including the pay and allowance as may be paid to him during the course of training, if he does not serve the Fire Service for a stipulated tenure binding on him in this behalf.