West Bengal Fire Service

West Bengal Fire Service

West Bengal Fire Service is the state owned service that attends fire/rescue calls throughout the Indian state of West Bengal, including the city of Kolkata. The service consists of 95 fire stations, 7500 Fire Force with over 350 fire appliances.

Fire Service in West Bengal is the oldest Fire Service in the country. Calcutta Fire Brigade and Bengal Fire Service were amalgamated in 1950 to form the organisation.

External links

* [http://www.wbgov.com/e-gov/English/Departments/DeptIndex.asp?DpId=65 West Bengal Fire Service, Government of West Bengal]


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