Fire brigade number in Chennai, and all 385 Tamil Nadu fire and rescue stations by district

Who runs the fire stations in Tamil Nadu?

How many fire stations does Tamil Nadu have?

385 on TNFRS's region pages in October 2026, up from 315 in the 2018 count given to Parliament.

• 385

  Fire and rescue stations on TNFRS's 8 region pages, last updated 21 October 2026 1TNFRS stations

• 315

  Tamil Nadu's fire stations on 31 December 2018, Lok Sabha question 1199 15Lok Sabha

• 5,408

  Fire service staff in post on 31 December 2018, against 31,269 the 2012 RMSI study said were needed 15Lok Sabha

• 23,043

  Fire calls TNFRS attended in 2025, 99 of them serious 13TNFRS calls

• 1,54,634

  Rescue calls in 2025, more than 6 times the fire calls 13TNFRS calls

• 70

  People who died in fires TNFRS attended in 2025; 93 were saved 13TNFRS calls

TNFRS Directorate and Chennai fire office contacts

The state headquarters and Chennai's 4 fire district offices, as TNFRS lists them. Chennai numbers carry 044.

• Fire Control 14Chennai district

  Emergency, Chennai and statewide

  Phone

  101

• Director General of Police and Director, TNFRS 9TNFRS officers

  director.tnfrs@tn.gov.in

  Address

  No.17, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Egmore, Chennai 600008

  Phone

  044 28554156, 9445086001

• Additional Director (Administration) 9TNFRS officers

  Address

  Directorate, Egmore

  Phone

  044 28592101

• Additional Director (Operations and Training) 9TNFRS officers

  Address

  Directorate, Egmore

  Phone

  044 28553101

• District Officer, Chennai North 11TNFRS officers

  Address

  Madras High Court campus, Esplanade, Chennai 600104

  Phone

  044 25342495, 044 29550024, 9445086006

• District Officer, Chennai Central 11TNFRS officers

  Address

  Kilpauk, Chennai 600010

  Phone

  044 26442511, 9445086060

• District Officer, Chennai South 11TNFRS officers

  Address

  Ashok Nagar, Chennai 600083

  Phone

  044 24894746, 9445086040

• District Officer, Chennai Suburban 11TNFRS officers

  Address

  No.98, Ambit IT Park Road, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Chennai 600058

  Phone

  044 26251103, 9445086108

• State Training Centre, Tambaram 9TNFRS officers

  Deputy Director (Training)

  Address

  No.100, GST Road, Tambaram Sanatorium, Chennai 600047

  Phone

  9445086304

How are Tamil Nadu's fire stations organised by region?

8 regions, 385 stations. Each regional office's number is as TNFRS prints it.

Tamil Nadu fire station list: phone number of each station

All 385 stations on TNFRS's region pages, in its own region and district order, with the landline, the CUG mobile and the station's tab mobile as printed.

Station names drop TNFRS's "FS" suffix and use common spellings (Secretariat for "Sectariate", Washermenpet for "Washermempet"); numbers are exactly as printed. "Not listed" means the TNFRS page leaves the cell blank or prints a dash. Source: the 8 TNFRS region pages, last updated 21 October 2026, read 29 October 2026.

Who is the District Officer for each Tamil Nadu fire district?

District Officers handle NOCs for buildings up to 18.3 m and local inspections. Cell and office landline as the TNFRS district officers page prints them; Chennai's 4 are in the contacts above.

Which Tamil Nadu fire office handles your NOC or inspection?

The 18.3 m line decides it.

1. IfThe building is below 18.3 m

   The District Officer of your fire district issues the NOC; apply through the Tamil Nadu single window portal, which TNFRS links from its site. Fire NOC Tamil Nadu 16Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services

2. IfThe building is 18.3 m or taller (a multi-storied building)

   The Director, TNFRS, at the Egmore Directorate issues the NOC. Fire NOC Tamil Nadu 16Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services

3. IfYou want a fire drill, a fire occurrence certificate or a local inspection

   Ask the station or the District Officer listed for your district. 11TNFRS officers

How have Tamil Nadu's fire calls changed since 2015?

Fire calls by year from the TNFRS call register; 2026 runs to July.

1. 2015

   24,227 fire calls. 13TNFRS calls

2. 2018

   28,072 fire calls; 315 fire stations on 31 December, per Parliament. 13TNFRS calls

3. 2021

   16,809 fire calls, the lowest year in the table. 13TNFRS calls

4. 2024

   27,335 fire calls and 124,796 rescue calls. 13TNFRS calls

5. 2025

   23,043 fire calls and 154,634 rescue calls. 13TNFRS calls

6. January to July 2026

   22,632 fire calls and 98,113 rescue calls. 13TNFRS calls

What do TNFRS titles and station types in Tamil Nadu mean?

6 terms from the TNFRS lists.

JJoint Director or Deputy Director

Heads one of the 8 regions; a Joint Director also runs the State Training Centre at Tambaram. 12TNFRS structure

DDistrict Officer

Heads one of 39 fire districts; Chennai has 4 (North, Central, South, Suburban), and Perambalur and Ariyalur share 1. 11TNFRS officers

SStation Officer

Heads one fire and rescue station, under the District Officer. 12TNFRS structure

CCUG number

A closed user group mobile issued to the station; 9445086 numbers in the list. 1TNFRS stations

RRS, rescue station

A station for rescue work; TNFRS lists 3: Marina, Kotagiri and Hogenakkal. 3TNFRS stations

SSIPCOT station

A station inside an industrial estate of the State Industries Promotion Corporation, such as Hosur, Siruseri or Irungattukottai. 6TNFRS stations

How do you find the nearest fire station in Tamil Nadu?

4 steps with the TNFRS list above.

Which numbers in Tamil Nadu's fire station list look wrong?

6 entries in the TNFRS lists that do not match their district's STD code or repeat another number.