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Almora Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

In Almora, dial 101 for the fire brigade or 112 for any emergency; police is 100 and the Almora Fire Station is 05962-234101. Almora is a hill town and district headquarters in Uttarakhand, with hill roads that run along deep gorges. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the two fire stations and the main local hazard on one page, with a dated example.

Checked 13 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone
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112Emergency 101Fire 102Medical 100Police
1070 State Emergency Operation CentreState disaster helpline. For an emergency call 112 first 05962-237874, 05962-237875 District Disaster Control Room, AlmoraLandlines of the district control room 1077 District Disaster Control Room, toll freeDistrict toll-free number for disaster help 05962-234101 Almora Fire StationStation office line. Call 112 or 101 first 05962-232540 Pt. H.G. Pant District Hospital, AlmoraHospital office line, not an emergency number 05962-230557 G. Tiwari Govt. Base Hospital, KhatyariHospital office line, not an emergency number

112: Uttarakhand's single emergency number for police, fire, ambulance and disaster help · 101: State fire service number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 102: Medical number printed by the state fire and emergency service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112

Take these numbers with you

Print the Almora emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers, and the Almora fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.

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Checked 13 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Local risks in Almora

Night crash into the Harda gorge, November 2026

On the night of 11 November 2026, a Max passenger vehicle travelling from Gangolihat towards Nyoli and Harda fell into a deep gorge near Harda village, in the Dhaulchhina police area. The driver and two women who had taken a lift died; villagers noticed the wreck the next morning and the SDRF recovered the bodies. Reports differ on the vehicle type and the depth of the fall. We cover it in a case study.

Fire stations in Almora

2 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

StationAreaContact
Almora Fire StationAlmora district · AlmoraCall05962-234101
Ranikhet Fire StationAlmora district · RanikhetCall05966-220101

Fire station phone numbers in Almora: Almora Fire Station 05962-234101, Ranikhet Fire Station 05966-220101. Full list in the table above. Two fire stations are listed for Almora district, Almora and Ranikhet. Ranikhet is about 23 km from Almora, at the edge of this guide's area. The state fire service lists 51 fire stations and units across Uttarakhand. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

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Almora at a glance

Fire stations
Two listed for the district: Almora and Ranikhet
Harda gorge crash, November 2026
Three dead; found the next morning; SDRF recovered the bodies
District Disaster Control Room
05962-237874 and 05962-237875; toll free 1077
Emergency system
Dial 112; fire 101, police 100, medical 102; state emergency operation centre 1070

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