Uphill task: 1 fireman for 7,000 Delhiites, 30,000 calls/year

With one fireman each for around 7,000 Delhiites and 30,000 fire calls received on average a year, the current heatwave conditions have only stretched Delhi Fire Service (DFS) to its limits. Not only has the number of calls being received gone up, the nature of fire emergencies has also thrown a challenge.