PANAJI
Deputy Director (Fire) South Zone Nitin V Raiker has been given charge as director of Fire and Emergency Services.
Raiker was given the charge following the superannuation of former director Ashok Menon.
A resident of Cumbharjua, Raiker has vast experience in handling firefighting and emergencies across the State.
Raiker passed with Distinction (Gold Medal) at the Divisional Officer’s Course and was awarded Advanced Diploma in Fire Engineering from the National Fire Service College, Nagpur.
He is the only officer from the Goa Fire Services to have secured a Gold Medal for the Divisional Officer’s Course. He completed his training in Urban Search and Rescue and Medical First Responder Course by Fire Service College, Moreton-in-Marsh, London.
Raiker was also awarded a “Fellow Membership” from the Institution of Fire Engineers (London) in 2015.
