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VACANCIES IN THE FIRE DEPTDivisional fire officer – 2Station fire officer – 16Sub officer – 21Pump operator – 112Fireman – 36Mechanic – 5Communication officer – 1Wireless officer - 223 POSSIBLE REASONS BEHIND THE FIRE "If we had a parallel incident on Monday, then it would become difficult for us to tackle the fire." According to a senior Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation official, the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) is short of 60 per cent of fire staff. Earlier, when the city's area was 192 km, there were 867 staff members in the fire department. Speaking about what difference this shortage can make, the official said that while the Shreeji Tower blaze was only one incident that occurred on Monday, had there been a parallel incident, the fire department would have struggled to tackle the same..