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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox fire department<br />
| name = West Bengal Fire and Emergency services <br />
| logo = <br />
| motto = <br />
| established = {{start year|1950}} (merger of Calcutta Fire Brigade and Bengal Fire Service)<br />
|employees=7,500| stations = 130<br />
| engines =<br />
| trucks = 350<br />
| squads =<br />
| rescues =<br />
| bulldozers =<br />
| aeroplanes =<br />
| helicopters =<br />
| fireboats =<br />
| EMSunits = <br />
| FirstResponderBLSorALS =<br />
|divisions=11| chief = Shri [[Sujit Bose (politician)|Sujit Bose]], Minister of state (Independent Charge)<br />
| CFO = Shri Jawed Shamim, IPS, Director General <br />
}}<br />
The '''West Bengal Fire Service''' is the state owned service that provides firefighting, rescue and emergency medical services to the state of [[West Bengal]], India including the city of [[Kolkata]]. There are over 350 fire appliances at their disposal.<br />
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[[File:Lalbazar Fire Station, Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Fire station in Lalbazar, Kolkata]]<br />
The 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. Fire Service Act was enacted in 1950 and amended in 1996 with inclusion of fire prevention and Fire Safety Rules. 103 fire stations are in operation. About 8000 Fire Force with over 350 fire appliances are in service.<ref>{{cite web|author=Govt of West Bengal |url=http://www.westbengal.gov.in/portal/banglarMukh/Government/Departments/DepartmentListPortletWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view |title=Official Site of Government of West Bengal, India |publisher=Westbengal.gov.in |date= |accessdate=2012-02-01}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.westbengal.gov.in/portal/banglarMukh/Government/Departments/DepartmentListPortletWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view West Bengal Fire Service, Government of West Bengal]<br />
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{{Firefighting in India}}<br />
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[[Category:State agencies of West Bengal]]<br />
[[Category:Organisations based in Kolkata]]<br />
[[Category:Fire departments of India]]<br />
[[Category:1950 establishments in West Bengal]]<br />
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