Punjab’s Fire Station Officer got “Fire Service Medal for Gallantry”

Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in

President’s Medal for Gallantry and President’s Medal for Distinguished Services as well as Gallantry Medal and Meritorious Services Medals are awarded to the personnel of Fire Services, Civil Defence & Home Guards on Republic Day and Independence Day each year.

On the occasion of Republic Day, 2022, 42 personnel have been awarded Fire Service Medals.

Out of these, President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 01 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Gallantry is awarded to 02 personnel for their respective acts of valour and gallantry.

Punjab’s Fire Station officer Pardeep Kumar also got Fire Service Medal for Gallantry. Pardeep Kumar, posted at Dera Bassi got this medal for his gallant act. When contacted Pardeep Kumar, he said ‘an explosion took place in an illegal storage of petrol, diesel at Rama Punjabi Dhaba in Sarsini village of Dera Bassi tehsil on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway, last year. They reached on the spot and evacuated the trapped persons from the basement of the dhaba, despite the blast and fire. “Due to this act the state government had recommended his name to the ministry of home affairs.

President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service is awarded to 09 personnel and Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service is awarded to 30 personnel for their respective distinguished and meritorious records of services.

In addition, 25 personnel/ volunteers are also awarded Home Guard & Civil Defence Medals on the occasion of the Republic Day, 2022. Of these, President’s Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Distinguished Service and Home Guards and Civil Defence Medal for Meritorious Service are awarded to 02 personnel and 23 personnel respectively.

The lists of Fire Service Medals and Home Guards & Civil Defence Medals awardees are given below.

FIRE SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO FIRE SERVICE PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY, 2022 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS

Sl. No.	Name &Designation
President’s Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
	Maharashtra
1	Sh. Balu Damu Deshmukh   (Posthumous) Fireman Rescuer
Fire Service Medal for Gallantry
	Gujarat
1	Sh. Basant Kumar Pareek Additional Chief Fire Officer
	Punjab
1	Sh. Pradeep Kumar Fire Station Officer
President’s Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service
	Assam
1	Sh. Tarun Baro Sub-Officer
2	Sh. Khargeswar Rajbongshi Leading Fireman
	Kerala
1	Sh. Vinod Kumar T Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
2	Sh. Sathe Kumar A Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
	Maharashtra
1	Sh. Prashant Dadaram Ranpise Chief Fire Officer
	Sikkim
1	Sh. Budhi Lall Subba Sub Fire Officer
	NFSC, MHA
1	Sh. Santosh Kamal Singh Pal Leading Fireman
	CISF, MHA
1	Sh. Omvir Prasad Sharma Deputy Commandant (Fire)
	M/O Petroleum & Natural Gas
1	Sh. Dinesh Kumar General Manager (FS)
Fire Service Medal for Meritorious Service
	Assam
1	Sh. Upen Ch. Boro Sub-Officer
2	Sh. Madan Chandra Kalita Sub-Officer
3	Sh. Adit Chandra Kalita Sub-Officer
4	Md. Zer Rahman Leading Fireman
5	Md. Anowar Hussain Leading Fireman
	Kerala
1	Sh. Asokan K. V Station Officer
2	Sh. Sanilal S Senior Fire & Rescue Officer
3	Sh. Ramankutty P. K Fire & Rescue Officer
	Lakshadweep
1	Sh. B. Jaleel Sub-Officer
	Maharashtra
1	Sh. Kiran Balmukund Gawde Chief Fire Officer
2	Sh. Sanjay Yashwant Manjrekar Deputy Chief Fire Officer
3	Sh. Suresh Vishnu Patil Leading Fireman
4	Sh. Sanjay Dattaram Mhamunkar Leading Fireman
5	Sh. Chandrakant Narayan Anandas Fireman
	Meghalaya
1	Sh. Tandronath Kharbani Driver Constable
	Sikkim
1	Sh. Sonam Bhutia Sub Fire Officer
	Tamil Nadu
1	Sh. Kulandai Udaiyar Gopal Station Officer
2	Sh. Arockiasamy Siluvaimanickam Station Officer
3	Sh. Muthuthevar Manikandan Leading Fireman
4	Sh. Rengan Maruthai Fireman Driver
5	Sh. Durai Basker Fireman
	Telangana
1	Sh. Kalahasti Venkata Krishna Kumar District Fire Officer
	Tripura
1	Sh. Babul Sarkar Sub-Officer
	CISF, MHA
1	Sh. Braham Prakash Yadav Asst. Commandant (Fire)
2	Sh. Lokendra Singh Asst. Sub Inspector (Fire)
3	Sh. Kuldeep Kumar Head Constable (Fire)
	M/O Petroleum & Natural Gas
1	Sh. Sanjay Kumar Ram Singh Kataria Chief Fireman
2	Sh. Satpal Singh Deputy Chief Fireman
3	Sh. Swadesh Chandra Saha Chief Fireman
4	Sh. Motiram Hazarika Assistant Manager (Fire & Safety)

HOME GUARDS AND CIVIL DEFENCE MEDALS AWARDED TO HG & CD PERSONNEL ON THE OCCASION OF REPUBLIC DAY 2022 AS PER THE FOLLOWING DETAILS

Sl. No.	Name & Designation
President’s Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal For Distinguished Service
	Delhi
1	Sh.Satvinder Puri Chief Warden (CD)
	Meghalaya
1	Sh. Willy Nonglang Dy. Controller (CD)
Home Guards & Civil Defence Medal For Meritorious Service
	Assam
1	Sh. Jadab Kalita Platoon  Commander (HG)
2	Sh. Pratap Chandra Deka Havilder (HG)
3	Sh. Robin Chetia Naik (HG)
4	Dr. Prasanna Malla Buzar Baruah Dy. Divisional Warden (CD)
	Delhi
1	Sh. Hazi   Sharif Ahmad Chief Warden (CD)
2	Dr. Ramesh Verma Additional Chief Warden (CD)
3	Sh. Kamlakar Sharma Divisional Warden (CD)
	Gujarat
1	Sh. Sureshbhai Manjibhai Paghadal Senior Platoon Commander (HG)
2	Miss Hansa Dungarbhai Makani Senior Platoon Commander (HG)
3	Sh. Miteshbhai Ishvarbhai Patel Company Commander (HG)
4	Sh. Alok Sukumar Roy Deputy Chief Warden (CD)

5	Sh. Rutvik Dhruvkant Joshi Deputy Divisional Warden (CD)
	Madhya Pradesh
1	Sh. Loknath Bagri District Commandant (HG)
	Meghalaya
1	Sh. Sangma Kukesh Sub-Inspector (HG)
2	Sh. Liver Lyngdoh Havildar (HG)
	Odisha
1	Sh. Jayanta Kumar Patel, Company Commander (HG)
2	Sh. Rabindra Kumar Mallick Home Guard
3	Sh. Mayadhar Sutar Home Guard
4	Sh. B. Raj Kisore Singh Civil Defence Volunteer
5	Sh. Suraj Hemrom Civil Defence Volunteer
	Tamil Nadu
1	Sh. Dhanashekar Krishnasamy Area Commander(HG)
2	Sh. Selvajothi Balagurunathan Platoon Commander(HG)
	Tripura
1	Sh. Anindya Kumar Battacharya Director (CD)

 

January 25,2022