PANJIM: Deputy Director (Fire) South Zone Nitin V Raiker, has been given charge as Director of Fire & Emergency Services following the superannuation of the former Director Ashok Menon.
A resident of Cumbharjua, Raiker has vast experience in handling fire fighting and emergency incidents across the State of Goa.
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Raiker has passed with Distinction (Gold Medal) at the Divisional Officer’s Course and was awarded Advanced Diploma in Fire Engineer from the National Fire Service College, Nagpur. He is also a BSc graduate, LLB & MA (Sociology).
He is the only Officer from the Goa Fire Service to have secured a Gold Medal for the Divisional Officer’s Course. He has 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.
