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| name = Odisha Fire Service<br />
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| motto = We Serve to Save<br />
| established = 1944<br />
| stations = 153<br />
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| trucks = 186<br />
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| rescues = 3<br />
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[[File:Orissa State Museum, Bhubaneswar (23) - Oct 2010.jpg|thumb|right|An antique [[fire extinguisher]] from the [[Odisha State Museum]] in [[Bhubaneswar]]]]<br />
'''Odisha Fire Service''' (OFS) is the state owned service that attends [[firefighting]]/[[search and rescue|rescue]] calls throughout the [[India]]n state of [[Odisha]]. It was established in 1944 during [[World War II]] in response to the threat of possible attacks from Japan.<ref name=ofs>{{cite web|title=Odisha Fire Service: An overview|url=http://www.homeorissa.gov.in/fireservice/FIR_HG.pdf|publisher=Home Department, Government of Odisha|access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> In 1945, it became part of the [[Odisha Police|Odisha State Police]].<ref name=ofs/> The fire service consists of 153 fire stations. As of 2008, there were 1,962 personnel with over 350 fire appliances at their disposal.<ref name=ofs /> OFS is headed by a Director, who has the rank of Inspector General of Police and is under the administrative control of the Odisha State Home Department.<ref name=ofs /> The Odisha Fire Service Act, 1993 governs the fire prevention measures, lays down fire safety norms, and also mandates the formation of a fire service.<ref>{{cite web|title=Odisha Fire Safety Act, 1993|url=http://www.orissa.gov.in/law/acts/pdf_files/1993/Orissa_Fire_Service_Act.pdf|publisher=Home Department, Government of Odisha|access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref><br />
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