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{{Infobox fire department<br />
|name = Chandigarh Fire and Emergency Services<br />
|motto = Valour, Abnegation & Sacrifice<br />
|stations = 7<br />
|ambulances = 3<br />
|FirstResponderBLSorALS = BLS<br />
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The '''Chandigarh Fire and Emergency Services''' is the [[fire brigade]] wing of the [[Chandigarh|Chandigarh Municipal Corporation]].<ref name="firepower">{{cite news |title= Fire stations lack firepower |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130911/cth1.htm |first=Rajinder |last=nagarkoti |date=11 September 2013 |agency=The Tribune |location=Chandigarh |accessdate=2014-01-23}}</ref><br />
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As of 2012, the department had seven [[fire station]]s across the city and plans were afoot to build six more.<ref name="newstation">{{cite news|title=New fire station for southern sectors|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-27/chandigarh/31104018_1_fire-station-new-fire-fire-tenders|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202133751/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-27/chandigarh/31104018_1_fire-station-new-fire-fire-tenders|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|date=27 February 2012|location=Chandigarh|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2014-01-22}}</ref><br />
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In 2009, a proposal was mooted in the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation to allow women into the fire services.<ref name="soontakecharge">{{cite news |url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/soon-women-firefighters-to-take-charge/498543/ |title=Soon, women firefighters to take charge |first=Khushbu |last=Sandhu |date=6 Aug 2009 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |accessdate=2014-01-22}}</ref><br />
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The department also sets up temporary fire stations during festive seasons to ensure that no mishaps occur.<ref name="temporary">{{cite news|title=Temporary fire stations for Diwali|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/chandigarh/34605687_1_fire-tenders-fire-norms-fire-incident|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202143941/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-20/chandigarh/34605687_1_fire-tenders-fire-norms-fire-incident|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|date=20 October 2012|location=Chandigarh|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2014-01-23}}</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140203030327/http://mcchandigarh.gov.in/firedept.htm Chandigarh Fire Department]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Firefighting in India}}<br />
[[Category:Fire departments of India]]<br />
[[Category:Science and technology in Chandigarh]]<br />
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