STATE FIRE SERVICES

Fire service is being maintained by concerned State, UT and Urban Local Bodies (ULB) since independence. As per 12th schedule of the Constitution under the provisions of Article 243W Fire services in India come under the domain of municipalities. Twelfth Schedule was added by the 74th Amendment Act of 1992 w.e.f. 01/06/1993 and this schedule of the Indian constitution contains the powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities. The schedule has 18 items and item no. 7 covers “Fire Service”.
Refer link https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi-eng-schedules_1-12.pdf and goto page no 356.

At present, twenty one out of twenty eight states have state run fire service and in remaining seven states namely Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana fire service is maintained by Urban Local bodies (ULB) i.e. Municipal Corporations / Councils and Special Planning Authorities .(e.g. M.I.D.C /C.I.D.C.O.)

We have listed below quick links for fire services of India in alphabetical order with establishment year [source: official website of fire services].