Department of Fire and Rescue Services

ABOUT US

Regional Fire Officer

Shri. Renjith P

 Kannur Regional Fire Office

Kannur .PO

Kannur- 670017

Email: rfoknr@gmail.com

Phone Number: 0497- 2706101

District Fire Officer

Shri. Ramakumar N

Kannur Fire and Rescue Services

Headquarters Hospital. P.O.

Kannur – 670017

Email: adoknr.frs@kerala.gov.in

Phone number: 0497-2701092

Kerala fire and rescue services

There were separate Fire services in Travancore, Cochin and Malabar States before the formation of Kerala State.

There were three fire stations in Travancore and Kochi and five fire stations in Malabar. These stations were under the control of Police Department. In 1949, the Fire Station of Travancore and Cochin states were joined together. In 1956, Malabar state was also included and thus the Kerala Fire Service came into being. From then onwards, the Inspector General of Police was the head of the Fire Service up to 1963. Fire services worked as part of the Police Department. As per the Government Notification No.9018/61, dated: 21.06.1962 Kerala Fire Force Act came into existence.

The Kerala Fire Force department started working as a separate department since 1963. Director of Civil Defence held the position of the Head of the Department till 1967. From 1967 to August 1970 an Inspector General of Police held the charge of the Director for Fire Force. In 1970 the Fire Force Department was brought under a separate Director. In 1982 the name of the Director of Fire Force was renamed as ‘Commandant General, Home Guards, Civil Defence and Fire Force’. Considering the rescue works under taken by this Department and significance in that area, this department had been renamed as ‘Kerala Fire & Rescue Services’ in 2002. Now the Department is rendering its remarkable and commendable service through 111 Fire & Rescue Stations. In 2015 the name of the Commandant General was renamed as ‘Director General, Fire and Rescue, Home Guards and Civil Defence’. There are 14 District Offices (Assistant Divisional Offices in each Districts)   and 5 Divisional Offices in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Palakkad and Kozhikode and 1 Assistant Divisional Officer in Kerala Fire and rescue Services Academy. Motor Transport wing is established in Headquarters, Academy and five Divisional office.   The Department is in a stage of modernisation and development so as to provide better service to the public in all emergency situations.

VISION AND MISSION

The Mission of Kerala Fire & Rescue Services.

• To protect people’s life & property from fire and other accidents.
• To protect our community from all possible hazards by providing progressive high quality emergency services and preventive measures.
• To carry out effective and timely fire fighting, rescue and life saving operations and Disaster Management activities and thereby ensure maximum performance and render remarkable service to the public.
• Develop well organized and trained Fire & Rescue Services so that human resources of the department measure up to multiple challenges of a Fire & Rescue Service.
  

The Vision of the Department.

• Dedicated and best community focused Fire & Rescue Services ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.
• To honor the trust of the society by demonstrating commitment to deliver professional Fire Fighting & Rescue Services activities with compassion, respect and utmost courtesy.
• To ensure community safety by creating basic awareness regarding fire safety, life safety and Disaster Management among the people and thereby mitigate the fire loss and improve effective and timely rescue and life saving activities.
• Minimize the response time in urban and rural areas by increasing the number of Fire & Rescue Stations and mobility profile of the Department.

HISTORY

There were separate Fire services in Travancore, Cochin and Malabar States before the formation of Kerala State. There were three fire stations in Travancore and Kochi and five fire stations in Malabar. These stations were under the control of Police Department. In 1949, the Fire Station of Travancore and Cochin states were joined together. In 1956, Malabar state was also included and thus the Kerala Fire Service came into being. From then onwards, the Inspector General of Police was the head of the Fire Service up to 1963. Fire services worked as part of the Police Department. As per the Government Notification No.9018/61, dated: 21.06.1962 Kerala Fire Force Act came into existence.

The Kerala Fire Force department started working as a separate department since 1963. Director of Civil Defence held the position of the Head of the Department till 1967. From 1967 to August 1970 an Inspector General of Police held the charge of the Director for Fire Force. In 1970 the Fire Force Department was brought under a separate Director. In 1982 the name of the Director of Fire Force was renamed as ‘Commandant General, Home Guards, Civil Defence and Fire Force’. Considering the rescue works under taken by this Department and significance in that area, this department had been renamed as ‘Kerala Fire & Rescue Services’ in 2002. Now the Department is rendering its remarkable and commendable service through 124 Fire & Rescue Stations. In 2015 the name of the Commandant General was renamed as ‘Director General, Fire and Rescue, Home Guards and Civil Defence’. There are 14 District Offices (Assistant Divisional Offices in each Districts)   and 6 Regional Offices in Thiruvananthapuram, Kottayam, Ernakulam, Palakkad ,Kozhikode and Kannur and 1 Assistant Divisional Officer in Kerala Fire and rescue Services Academy. Motor Transport wing is established in Headquarters, Academy and six Regional offices.   The Department is in a stage of modernisation and development so as to provide better service to the public in all emergency situations.

Fire Brigade Day

Fire prevention to protect life

April 14 is celebrated as a day for fire fighters across India.

On April 14, 1944, at about 12:45 pm, the ship ‘SS Fort Stickin’, which was anchored at the port of Mumbai, caught fire. The ship was loaded with explosives and a subsequent explosion killed many people. Billions of properties were destroyed. Upon learning that the explosives were stored on the ship, the fire brigade turned their backs on several divisions. In this action, the lives of 59 servicemen were sacrificed. Subsequent investigations have revealed that the cause of the blaze was a burning cigarette that was deliberately thrown into the fire. April 14 is celebrated as a fire brigade all over the country, commemorating this event and in particular honoring the brave firefighters from all over Kerala.

The event is aimed at inspiring other service personnel to join the rescue efforts of the brave soldiers who laid down their lives in various rescue operations.

Flag Day

The fire that erupted at the Cochin Oil Refinery on March 8, 1984, and the fire that engulfed the entire Kochi area, following the fire at the Cochin Oil Refinery, brought hours of hard work to the department’s staff. Fire Service Flag Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to commemorate the grave dangers that have been exacerbated by the brave and commendable work of the department’s employees.

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SERVICES

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FIRE FIRGTHING AND RESCUE OPERATION

SERVICES

Kerala Fire & Rescue Department is basically an Emergency Service Department, whose functions are multifarious and emergency oriented. Besides emergency service function, it has Statutory, Regulatory and Advisory functions also.
On the Emergency Service side, the prime duty of the Department is to fight the fire incidents and rescue life and property from the danger, damage and destruction caused by fire. Its emergency services are extended to Standby duties during carnivals and festivals, VVIP visits, industrial /chemical/environmental disasters etc. The Department attend to transportation rescue calls related to emergencies like road,rail, air and water transport accident, accidental fall into wells, drowning in ponds/rivers/sea, building collapses, LPG and other poisonous gas leaks during transportations, victim trapped in lifts/cliffs and otherwise, other natural and man-made disasters etc .Fire 1.Fighting

Fire fighting service of this Department is absolutely free. The public have to inform the details of fire incidents including address and way to reach the site through telephone or any other mode. 2.Rescue Operations

This department save valuable life of human being and other lives without any fees.

AMBULANCE SERVICE

STAND BY DUTIES

RECOVERY VEHICLE

PUMPING WORKS

PRESSURE TEST

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