The role of the Fire Services in Karnataka has dramatically changed over the last few years due to sudden changes in both urban and rural areas, climatical changes, increase of man-made and natural disasters etc. Modernization, in terms of construction of multi-occupancy high rise buildings, software parks, hardware facilities, excess usage of petroleum products, explosive materials, plastics, LPG etc has increased the fire related accidents. All these changes in the society have increased the risk of both life and property on the one hand and new challenges to the personnel of this department.

Apart from the fire and fire related accidents, the department is also responding to hazardous material incidents, advanced emergency medical situations, high angle rescue and confined space rescue incidents, trench collapse operations, underwater rescue, natural disasters and man-made disasters.

Also, in the aftermath of any disaster, the immediate mobilization   and deployment of trained personnel for search and rescue operations is critical for the survival of the disaster-affected victims. Thus the Fire Services in Karnataka is developing as a multi hazard disaster response department.

Few general details about some of the disasters are provided for general awareness purpose:

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