What is West Bengal Fire Service?
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} 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 engine|fire appliance]]s that are used. [[File:Lalbazar Fire Station, Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Fire station in Lalbazar, Kolkata]] The Fire Service in West Bengal is the oldest fire service in [[India]], created when the Calcutta Fire Brigade and Bengal Fire Service were merged in 1950 to form the organisation. The Fire Service Act was passed in 1950 and changed in 1996 with the addition of fire prevention and Fire Safety Rules. Within the service, about 8,000 firefighters with over 350 fire appliances are used in 103 fire stations.<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> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.westbengal.gov.in/portal/banglarMukh/Government/Departments/DepartmentListPortletWindow?action=e&windowstate=normal&mode=view West Bengal Fire Service, Government of West Bengal] {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Government agencies of India]] [[Category:Kolkata]] [[Category:Firefighting]] [[Category:1950 establishments in India]]