In order to keep residential areas in all districts safe from fire hazards, the Govt. of Punjab has initiated various measures. In order to address complaints from citizen and for collection of data concerning illegal / unauthorized fire hazard activity in the residential areas and also for reporting lack of fire safety procedures and facilities in factories, the Helpline 1124 is being used to report these anomalies. Citizens from all over Punjab can call 1124 and provide detail of factories, goodowns and other premises where inflammable material and fire hazards exist in the residential area. The data collected is passed on to the DCOs of that specific district to take remedial measures.