Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services

Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services
उत्तराखण्ड अग्निशमन एवं आपात सेवा
Emblem of the Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services
Operational area
CountryUttarakhand, India
AddressDehradun, Uttarakhand
Agency overview
Established9 November 2000
Annual calls2000–3000
Employees1498
Annual budget₹86.5 Cr [1]
CommissionerAbhinav Kumar, IPS Director General of Uttarakhand Police
Fire chiefNeeru Garg, IPS, IG Fire Service [2]
Chief Fire Officer9
EMS levelBLS
MottoWe Serve to Save
Facilities and equipment
Stations47
Engines205
Platforms1
Ambulances20
Airport crash7
Aerial Ladder Platforms1
Website
https://ukfireservices.com

The Uttarakhand Fire and Emergency Services[3] is the public service department of the Government of Uttarakhand whose function is to firefighting and emergency services in Uttarakhand. It is responsible for the provision of fire protection and life safety 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. The department has now 48 fire stations consisting of nearly 1400 executive personnel and nearly 98 ministerial staff. The headquarters the department is situated at Dehradun.