{"id":928,"date":"2026-01-27T06:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/?page_id=928"},"modified":"2026-01-27T06:47:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:47:28","slug":"divisional-officers-visit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/divisional-officers-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Divisional Officers Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"928\" class=\"elementor elementor-928\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edd4094 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"edd4094\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-849fc0f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"849fc0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-925\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-1536x862.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0018-2048x1150.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f1d68d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f1d68d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cce0284 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cce0284\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"184\" data-end=\"426\">The <strong data-start=\"188\" data-end=\"235\">Fire Engineering Research Laboratory (FERL)<\/strong> at <strong data-start=\"239\" data-end=\"280\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar<\/span><\/span><\/strong> hosted a visit by Divisional Officers from the Fire and Emergency Services Department as part of a professional exposure and interaction program.<\/p><p data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"821\">During the visit, the officers were introduced to FERL\u2019s advanced experimental facilities and ongoing research activities in the areas of fire dynamics, fire safety engineering, and emergency response systems. The interaction provided insights into how scientific research and large-scale experimentation at FERL contribute to the development of safer and more efficient fire safety practices.<\/p><p data-start=\"823\" data-end=\"1130\">The visit included detailed briefings on laboratory infrastructure, demonstrations of research capabilities, and discussions on contemporary challenges in firefighting and disaster management. Officers also shared field-level experiences, fostering meaningful dialogue between researchers and practitioners.<\/p><p data-start=\"1132\" data-end=\"1385\">Such engagements play a vital role in strengthening collaboration between academic research institutions and emergency service organizations, promoting the adoption of research-driven solutions in real-world fire safety and disaster response operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6c801a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6c801a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a6281 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78a6281\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-936\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0041-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9faef45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9faef45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-938\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-695132d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"695132d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-939\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/labs.iitgn.ac.in\/ferl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_0043-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fire Engineering Research Laboratory (FERL) at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar hosted a visit by Divisional Officers from the Fire and Emergency Services Department as part of a professional exposure and interaction program. 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