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{{Short description|Firefighting academy in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
|name = The National Fire Service College, Nagpur
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|abbreviation = NFSC
|formation = 1956
|type = [[Governmental organization|Government]]
|status = Active
|purpose = Provider of training in fire safety and firefighting
|location = Takli Feeder Road, Raj Nagar, Nagpur, Maharashtra
|region_served = India
|num_members =
|leader_title = Director
|leader_name = N. B. Shingane
|leader_title2 = Executive director and professor
|leader_name2 = Dr. A. R. Sontake
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|parent_organization = [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India]]
|affiliations = [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]]
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|website = {{URL|https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/}}
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The '''National Fire Service College''', Nagpur (NFSC) is a training institute<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-04-18 |title=Many nations want India to train their firefighters at Nagpur's NFSC: MoS Rai |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/many-nations-want-india-to-train-their-firefighters-at-nagpurs-nfsc-mos-rai/04181202 |access-date= |website=Nagpur Today |language=en-US |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724160932/https://www.nagpurtoday.in/many-nations-want-india-to-train-their-firefighters-at-nagpurs-nfsc-mos-rai/04181202 |url-status=live }}</ref> under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], [[Government of India]],<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-09 |title=Odisha fire services team bags 2nd spot in nat'l drill |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-fire-services-team-bags-2nd-spot-in-natl-drill/articleshow/105083200.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153601/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-fire-services-team-bags-2nd-spot-in-natl-drill/articleshow/105083200.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=National Fire Service College Completes 51st External Sub-Officers Course at Regional Training Centre, Goa |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/News-Today/National-Fire-Service-College-Completes-51st-External-SubOfficers-Course-at-Regional-Training-Centre-Goa/222272 |access-date= |website=oHeraldo |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153156/https://www.heraldgoa.in/News-Today/National-Fire-Service-College-Completes-51st-External-SubOfficers-Course-at-Regional-Training-Centre-Goa/222272 |url-status=live }}</ref> responsible to train [[fireman|fire officers]] in fire science, safety and [[firefighting]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs - National Fire Service College, Nagpur |url=https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/WriteReadData/RTF1984/1694067667.pdf |website=NFSC |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-date=19 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250119103326/https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/WriteReadData/RTF1984/1694067667.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Practical attachment for the Trainee Sub-Officers of 51st External Sub-Officers of National Fire Service College, Nagpur was conducted at Regional Training Centre, Goa |url=https://www.heraldgoa.in/News-Today/Practical-attachment-for-the-Trainee-SubOfficers-of-51st-External-SubOfficers-of-National-Fire-Service-College-Nagpur-was-conducted-at-Regional-Training-Centre-Goa/223222 |access-date= |website=oHeraldo |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153246/https://www.heraldgoa.in/News-Today/Practical-attachment-for-the-Trainee-SubOfficers-of-51st-External-SubOfficers-of-National-Fire-Service-College-Nagpur-was-conducted-at-Regional-Training-Centre-Goa/223222 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== History ==
The first Fire Service College in India was established in [[Rampur, Uttar Pradesh|Rampur]], Uttar Pradesh, in 1956 as the National Fire Service College and was relocated to its current location in Nagpur in 1957. NFSC provides a four-year [[Bachelor of Technology]] (B.Tech.) degree in Fire Engineering, till 2023 Batch it provided [[Bachelor of Engineering]] (B.E. Fire) degree. It also provide in-service training programs for [[Government of India|Central]] and [[State governments of India|State Government personnel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About National Fire Service College |url=https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/show_content.php?lang=1&level=1&ls_id=311&lid=210 |website=NFSC |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-date=24 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624034637/https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/show_content.php?lang=1&level=1&ls_id=311&lid=210 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2024, Dr. A. R. Sontake was appointed as the executive director and professor at NFSC.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2024 |title=Dr. A R Sontake Appointed as Executive Director & Professor at National Fire Service College, Nagpur |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2013468 |website=Press Information Bureau}}</ref>

== Curriculum and training ==
The curriculum is based on guidelines from [[Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]] (RTMNU) and the [[All India Council for Technical Education]] (AICTE).<ref name=":0" /> It covers physical training, practical experiments, demonstrations, exercises, and drills.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 November 2023 |title=National Fire Service College Nagpur Announces National Fire Drill Competition-2023 on 6 &7 th November |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1974538 |website=Press Information Bureau |access-date=24 July 2024 |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724153430/https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1974538 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-06-20 |title=National Fire Service College, Nagpur is hosting the 42nd Standing Fire Advisory Council meeting |url=https://www.nagpurtoday.in/national-fire-service-college-nagpur-is-hosting-the-42nd-standing-fire-advisory-council-meeting/06202246 |access-date= |website=Nagpur Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of fire departments in India]]
* [[Fire Service Training Institute]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/ Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726170439/https://nfscnagpur.nic.in/ |date=26 July 2024 }}

[[Category:Firefighting academies]]
[[Category:Fire protection organizations]]
[[Category:Educational organizations established in 1956]]
[[Category:1956 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Colleges affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Nagpur]]

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