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Agency overview | |
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Established | 1855 (as a municipal department from 1st April 1887 onwards)[1] |
Fire chief | Shashikant Kale[2] |
EMS level | BLS |
Motto | "शौर्यम्, आत्मसँयमम्, त्यागः" "Śauryaṃ, Ātmasaṃyamam, Tyāgaḥ" (Sanskrit:"Valour, Abnegation, Sacrifice") |
Facilities and equipment | |
Stations | 34 |
Trucks | 115 |
Ambulances | 15 |
Website | |
mahafireservice.gov.in |
The Mumbai Fire Brigade is the fire brigade serving the city of Mumbai, India. It is responsible for the provision of fire protection as well as responding to building collapses, drownings, gas leakage, oil spillage, road and rail accidents, bird and animal rescues, fallen trees and taking appropriate action during natural disasters.