Bangkok to Distribute Over 18,000 Fire Extinguishers in 2025 Budget for Community Safety

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has allocated a budget for 2025 to purchase an additional 18,607 fire extinguishers, as part of a continued effort to enhance safety across the city’s 50 districts.

 

During a meeting on March 6 at the Rattanakosin Hall, Bangkok City Hall, Governor Chadchart Sittipunt chaired the third meeting of the year with BMA department heads. The meeting included a report on the distribution, inspection, and updating of fire extinguisher data across the city’s districts by the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM).

 

In fiscal year 2023, 9,979 fire extinguishers were provided to district offices, which then distributed them across the city’s communities. The following year, 27,611 fire extinguishers were distributed, bringing the total to 37,590. These extinguishers were given to 632 crowded communities, 508 urban communities, and 61 suburban communities. For 2025, an additional 18,607 extinguishers will be provided, and for 2026, the plan includes another 17,987 units.

 

For proper ongoing management, fire extinguishers under 12 years old and in good condition can be refilled immediately, while those over 12 years old will be tested for compliance with safety standards. If they pass, they can be refilled; if not, they will be destroyed and replaced. District offices are also required to update their fire extinguisher records in the Bangkok Risk Map system, ensuring data is complete and accessible for effective use.

 

As of February 27, 2025, there were still 11,241 extinguishers yet to be recorded in the GIS system. Deputy Governor Tawida Kamolvetch has instructed district offices to complete the recording process to ensure the efficient deployment of fire safety equipment across the city.

-- 2025-03-08

 

[ChrisY1]

Great idea....however, these will sit on the floor somewhere, or hang on a wall....gather dust, never be checked, forgotten and of course, no training in the use of will never happen!

[Tropicalevo]

As the previous poster wrote - a good idea.

But why do I get a slight whiff of a brown envelope here?

[Ombra]

So someone on the City Council is in the fire extinguisher business?

[khunPer]

A really good idea, a working fire extinguisher can sometimes prevent a huge fire...👍

[mran66]

Would be interesting to know what is the unit price BMA paid for the extinguishers... 

[klauskunkel]

Between 2023 and 2026 about 75,000 extinguishers...

Who is the lucky contractor?

There are some ornamental lampposts that could benefit from fire safety.

[SOTIRIOS]

...A La 'Street Lamps' ... (?)

[digger70]

Bangkok to Distribute Over 18,000 Fire Extinguishers in 2025 Budget for Community Safety

 

Someones money spinner  idea Right .

What community Safety, they will never be used .