Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services
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Agency overview | |
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Established | 1964[1] |
Fire chief | Sri. M.N.REDDI, IPS |
EMS level | BLS |
Motto | We Serve to Save |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 168 |
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The Karnataka Fire and Emergency Services Department is a department of the Government of Karnataka that is the foremost disaster management body in Karnataka, India.[2][3]
Background
All buildings in the state are required to obtain a compliance certificate for fire safety from the department.[4] The department has the right to recommend the withdrawal of licences to commercial structures that do not have proper fire fighting equipment on their premises.[5]
The department has a sanctioned strength of 6,448 personnel.[6]
In 2009, the government announced that all
The department also owns rescue vans in Bangalore, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Mysore, Mandya, Chamrjanagar, and Hassan.[11][12]
The department owns a
The department was one of the rescue agencies during the 2010 Mangalore air crash.[17]
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Criticism
A report released by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India stated that the department was ill-prepared to handle emergency situations due to the lack of standard operating procedures.[18]
The department relies on groundwater reservoirs of the
References
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- ^ "About The Department". KARNATAKA STATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "Fire brigade doesn't have an expert diver". The Times of India. Bangalore. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ a b Ramani, Chitra (24 February 2013). "A third of city's high rises have no NOCs from Fire Department". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "45 fire stations to be set up in State". The Hindu. 18 February 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "ABOUT KARNATAKA STATE FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT" (PDF). 5 September 2011. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ^ "All taluks in State to have fire stations soon". The Hindu. Madikeri. 7 May 2009. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
- ^ "Seven more fire stations to come up in city". The Hindu. Bangalore. 20 February 2011. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "State to get 31 new fire stations". The Hindu. Mysore. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
- ^ "State-of-the-art fire station complex inaugurated at Hebbal". The Hindu. Mysore. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Bangalore may get advanced fire-fighting vehicle". The Hindu. 30 May 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Bennur, Shankar (12 December 2011). "Several districts in State to get modern fire rescue vans". Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ Govindarajulu, Priyanka (13 April 2011). "This Dennis is far from being a menace". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ MT, Shiva Kumar (14 April 2011). "High-tech ladder takes Fire Services Department to new heights". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 31 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Hi-tech fire engine for Mangalore". The Hindu. Mangalore. 2 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ Rao, Mohit (24 February 2012). "Fire hydrants now a showpiece". The Hindu. Bangalore. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ M, Raghava (22 May 2010). "Role of fire services in the Mangalore air crash". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
- ^ "Karnataka fire service dept woefully ill-prepared: CAG". 1 April 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2013.