Delhi Fire Service (DFS) is the state-owned service that attends fire/rescue calls in the National Capital Territory of
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. The service consists of 61
fire station
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A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire apparatus, fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equ ...
s and 3616 personnel (3280
firefighter
A firefighter (or fire fighter or fireman) is a first responder trained in specific emergency response such as firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires and respond to emergencies such as hazardous material incidents, medical in ...
s, 289 mechanics), and attends to 22,000 fire and rescue calls on an average every year.
[ ] The administrative control of The Delhi Fire Service rests with the
Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi. The average number of fire/rescue calls attended by DFS is much more than any other metropolitan
fire service
A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organi ...
s in India.
Zones
Delhi is divided into 3 zones with 2 geographical divisions within each:
* New Delhi Fire Zone - East Division and Central Divisions
* South Fire Zone - South Division and South West Divisions
* West Fire Zone - West Division and North West Divisions
Command
* Director of Fire Services - 1
* Chief Fire Officer - 5
* Deputy Chief Fire Officers - 5
* Divisional Officers - 9
* Assistant Divisional Officers - 24
The department reports to Principal Secretary (Home)for the Government of NCT of Delhi.
Ranks
* Director
* Chief Fire Officer
* Dy. Chief Fire Officer
* Divisional Officer
* Assistant Divisional officer
* Station Officer
* Sub-Officer & Sub Officers (Drivers)
* Leading Firemen
* Fireman & Fire operators
Notes and references
External links
Delhi Fire ServiceA study
now archive
here
State agencies of Delhi
Fire departments of India
1942 establishments in India
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