Our Team
Sandwip Halder Co-Founder & M.D.
Sandwip joined the West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services in January 1986 as a sub-officer and completed his service tenure as Divisional Fire Officer in September 2013. He has more than 29 years’ experience in the domain of fire protection and safety. Post retirement, Sandwip founded Fire Prevention & Consultancy Services along with a few senior consultants and this is continuing till date.
Sandwip is passionate about fire prevention and safety and, in his new role, he has worked with multiple organizations and leveraged his vast domain knowledge and experience to recommend innovative fire safety solutions, audits and processes which can be applied on a pan-India basis.
Joydeep Halder Co-Founder & CMO
Joydeep is an entrepreneurship professional who holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Deakin University, Melbourne. He has prior work experience in the health, fitness and IT industries and is skilled in Business Development, Service Management and Work Flow execution. Currently, Joydeep is responsible for business marketing and overall growth for Fire Prevention & Consultancy Services. His commitment and integrity have resulted in many successful ventures and he’s determined to assist in developing our company, FPCS, so that millions of lives in India are protected through awareness of fire protection and safety services.
Susanta Mukherjee Senior Consultant
Susanta completed his B.Sc in 1962 and joined the West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services as a Sub-Officer in 1963. He served for 36 years at WBF&ES before retiring as Divisional Fire Officer in 2000. Susanta holds a Diploma in Fire Engineering from National Fire Service College and he graduated from the Institute of Fire Engineers (India) after winning the President’s Medal in 1992.
He has worked on third-party fire audits in multiple industries and also has 20 years’ experience as Fire Safety Manager or Consultant with corporates like DLF etc. Susanta is also a former advisor to the West Bengal Government Fire Service and has exposure to different fire scenarios, safety plans and audits.
Tushar Kanti Sen Senior Consultant
Tushar is a former Deputy Director – East Zone of West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services and completed his 33-year tenure in 2018. Having joined as a Sub-Officer in January 1986, Tushar was promoted to Station Officer in 2000 and Divisional Fire Officer in 2012 before being promoted to Deputy Director in 2018. During his stint with WBF&ES, he was posted at multiple fire-prone zones throughout West Bengal such as Kolkata, Malda, Purulia, Bankura and Burdwan.
He has displayed bravery and leveraged his fire situation handling skills at the scene of many devastating fire incidents and was awarded with the “Agniseva Padak” in 2008 by the Government of West Bengal. Tushar has also helped contribute to fire safety and awareness by attending and participating in workshops, mock drills and awareness programmes with regard to various industries.
Joydeb Das Consultant
Joydeb completed his PG Diploma in Safety Engineering from the Institute of Fire Engineers (India) and has more than 25 years’ experience in Active and Passive Fire Protection Systems. He was the Lead Auditor of ISO 45001 and also held the post of Safety Officer as per WB Factories Rule (WBFR). Joydeb has also completed the basic firefighting training course from West Bengal Fire & Emergency Services (WBFS) and AUTOCAD with AlotoLisp course from RCC, Jadavpur University.
He is widely experienced in the design, engineering, erection, testing, commissioning, detail design calculation and maintenance of various firefighting systems such as Hydrant System, Sprinkler System, Foam System, CO2 System, NOVEC System and FM200 System.
