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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
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{{Infobox fire department
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| name          =  Delhi Fire Service<br> दिल्ली अग्निशमन सेवा
| name          =  Delhi Fire Service<br /> दिल्ली अग्निशमन सेवा
| logo          =Delhi Fire Service Basic Fire Truck.jpg  
| logo          =Delhi Fire Service Basic Fire Truck.jpg  
| motto        = We Serve to Save
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'''Delhi Fire Service''' (DFS) is the state-owned service that attends fire/rescue calls in the National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]] in [[India]]. The service consists of 61 [[fire station]]s and 3616 personnel (3280 [[firefighter]]s, 289 mechanics), and attends to  22,000 fire and rescue calls on an average every year.<ref>http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_fire/FIRE/Home/About+Us/</ref> The administrative control of The Delhi Fire Service rests with the [[Government of Delhi|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]]s in India.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
'''Delhi Fire Service''' (DFS) is the state-owned service that attends fire/rescue calls in the National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]] in [[India]]. The service consists of 61 [[fire station]]s and 3616 personnel (3280 [[firefighter]]s, 289 mechanics), and attends to  22,000 fire and rescue calls on an average every year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_fire/FIRE/Home/About+Us/ |title=Delhi Fire Services |website=www.delhi.gov.in |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505063926/http://www.delhi.gov.in/wps/wcm/connect/doit_fire/FIRE/Home/About+Us/ |archive-date=2009-05-05}} </ref> The administrative control of The Delhi Fire Service rests with the [[Government of Delhi|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]]s in India.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}


==Zones==
==Zones==
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* Director of Fire Services - 1
* Director of Fire Services - 1
* Chief Fire Officer - 4
* Chief Fire Officer - 5
* Deputy Chief Fire Officers - 4
* Deputy Chief Fire Officers - 5
* Divisional Officers - 9
* Divisional Officers - 9
* Assistant Divisional Officers - 17
* Assistant Divisional Officers - 24


The department reports to Principal Home Secretary for the Government of New Delhi.
The department reports to Principal Secretary (Home)for the Government of NCT of Delhi.


==Ranks==
==Ranks==

Latest revision as of 20:28, 17 March 2022

Delhi Fire Service
दिल्ली अग्निशमन सेवा
Delhi Fire Service Basic Fire Truck.jpg
We Serve to Save
Agency overview
Established1942
Fire chiefSh. Atul Garg
Facilities and equipment
Stations61
Trucks198
Rescues3

Delhi Fire Service (DFS) is the state-owned service that attends fire/rescue calls in the National Capital Territory of Delhi in India. The service consists of 61 fire stations and 3616 personnel (3280 firefighters, 289 mechanics), and attends to 22,000 fire and rescue calls on an average every year.[1] 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 services in India.[citation needed]

Zones[edit]

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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. "Delhi Fire Services". www.delhi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 5 May 2009.

External links[edit]