With the initiation of the project for upgradation of fire service apparatus in Srinagar city, the Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) has invited citizens to join the fire service department of the district as volunteers.The volunteers will be trained in firefighting and other relevant aspects in special training programmes which the SSCL in collaboration with the fire service department of the district has planned.Those who will join the department as volunteers will be issued certification and IDs and their group will be developed as a special district-wide resource network for firefighting during times of emergencies.Their services will also be utilised for several other relevant purposes ranging from public awareness to constitution of local area committees to holding to workshops and drills to other allied activities.The engagement of volunteers is a part of a holistic plan - involving a host of measures ranging from modernisation of fire stations to development of fire hydrants to introduction of small-size fire tenders to installation of fire-alarm system to development of a smart control room and trusted wireless network to setting up of a well-equipped training centre - aimed at strengthening the fire service response mechanism of the district.Those interested - aged between 18 and 30 - can submit applications on plain paper along with two copies of passport-size photograph to the office of the Chief Planning Officer or the District Informatics Officer NIC at DC Office Srinagar.The applicants must include details of parentage, age, residential and correspondence addresses, qualification, mobile number and email address in their applications.The applications along with an undertaking to join the department as volunteers should reach the said office within a week of the publication of this information.Those desirous can contact SSCL Consultant Sameer Zehgir at 7006166039 for further information in this regard.