After almost four-year wait, Ahmedabad gets full-time chief fire officer

The archetypal circular of recruitment was cancelled connected August 22 aft nary of the 53 candidates met the eligibility criteria for the apical post.

The gathering of the Staff Selection and Appointments Committee of the AMC was held astatine 2.30 p.m. connected Friday with the Mayor arsenic Chair, and included the Deputy Mayor, Chairman of the Standing Committee, and members of the ruling and absorption parties successful the civic body.

Apart from the CFO, the committee besides made the assignment of Mihir Vinodchandra Rana arsenic Additional CFO successful the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services done nonstop recruitment. The station of Additional CFO has been lying vacant for implicit two-and-a-half years with the past full-time officer, Rajesh Bhatt, retiring from work successful February 2022.

Earlier this year, the AMC had acceptable up 2 much posts of Additional CFOs for the Fire Prevention Wing to guarantee capable attraction is paid to the eastbound and occidental parts of the city. The 2 Deputy Chief Fire Officers of the AFES, Mithun Mistry and Jayesh Khadia, were promoted to these caller posts connected Friday.

The authoritative orders ratifying these appointments are apt to beryllium issued soon. Municipal Commissioner M Thennarasan remained unavailable for comment.