What are the main fire and safety risks in Araria?

The main risks listed for Araria are: Panaar river floods; Kosi embankment breach, August 2008; Rain cuts near the rail bridge, September 2026; Walls collapsing in storms, 2026. The Local risks section of this page gives the dates and details.

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Araria Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Q: What is the fire brigade number in Araria?

101 (Fire). Printed as the fire number on the district home page. If 101 does not connect, call 112.

Q: What are the emergency numbers in Araria?

112 Emergency (Emergency police number printed on the Araria district website. Works from any phone); 101 Fire (Printed as the fire number on the district home page. If 101 does not connect, call 112); 102 Ambulance (Listed on the district helpline page (dated 2019). If it does not connect, call 112); 100 Police (Listed on the district helpline page (dated 2019). The home page prints 112 as emergency police); 06453-222309 Disaster management control room (From the district helpline page dated 2019. Check it still answers before relying on it); 0612-2222218 Bihar Fire Service helpline (State fire directorate in Patna, from the state fire portal. For a fire, call 112 or 101 first).

Q: Which fire stations are there in Araria?

3 fire stations are listed for Araria: Araria District HQ (Araria district); Araria Fire Station (Araria district); Forbesganj Fire Station (Araria district). Three fire stations are listed for Araria district on the Bihar fire service portal, checked on 15 November 2026: Araria District HQ, Araria, Forbesganj. Only officer contact details are published, so no station phone is printed. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first.

Araria is the district headquarters town in the Seemanchal region of northeast Bihar, close to the Nepal border and to the old courses of the Kosi. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the district fire stations and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples.

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112Emergency 101Fire 102Ambulance 100Police

06453-222309 Disaster management control roomFrom the district helpline page dated 2019. Check it still answers before relying on it 0612-2222218 Bihar Fire Service helplineState fire directorate in Patna, from the state fire portal. For a fire, call 112 or 101 first

112: Emergency police number printed on the Araria district website. Works from any phone · 101: Printed as the fire number on the district home page. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 102: Listed on the district helpline page (dated 2019). If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Listed on the district helpline page (dated 2019). The home page prints 112 as emergency police

Take these numbers with you

Print the Araria 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 Araria 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 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

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Local risks in Araria

Panaar river floods

The Panaar is one of Araria's two important rivers, and farms along its banks flood badly in the rainy season. The Kosi once ran through the area before it changed course long ago.

Kosi embankment breach, August 2008

On 18 August 2008 the eastern Kosi embankment breached at Kushaha, and the water spread 15 to 20 km wide across north Bihar, Araria district among the areas hit. Official figures put about 4 million people in Bihar as affected, with 493 dead.

Rain cuts near the rail bridge, September 2026

After the first heavy rain in September 2026, residents reported erosion and cracks beside a railway bridge on the Araria Galgalia line in Hridaypur, with rain cuts only a few feet from the track. A railway officer acknowledged the complaint and said an inspection would follow.

Walls collapsing in storms, 2026

In March 2026 two children died when a wall collapsed during a storm in Araria, and in April an elderly woman was killed the same way.

Fire stations in Araria

3 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Araria District HQ	Araria district	Call 101
Araria Fire Station	Araria district	Call 101
Forbesganj Fire Station	Araria district	Call 101

Three fire stations are listed for Araria district on the Bihar fire service portal, checked on 15 November 2026: Araria District HQ, Araria, Forbesganj. Only officer contact details are published, so no station phone is printed. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 102 and 100 in your phone, and teach children and elders how to use them. If 101 does not connect, call 112.
From June keep documents, medicines, a torch and a power bank in one bag, and know the nearest raised building or relief camp.
Do not walk or drive through flowing floodwater, and keep children away from river banks, canals and embankment edges.

In a storm, stay away from old boundary walls, weak sheds and hoardings, and shelter in a sound building.
If you see cracks, rain cuts or seepage on an embankment, road or rail bridge near you, report it to the local administration or the railway.
Cool the burn under cool, clean running water for 20 minutes. Even 10 minutes helps if that's all you can manage. No ice, toothpaste, oil or butter.

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Araria at a glance

Population: 79,021 people in Araria (Census 2011)
Fire stations: Three on the state list for Araria district: District HQ, Araria and Forbesganj
Kosi breach, August 2008: About 4 million people were affected in Bihar, Araria district among the areas hit
Disaster control room: 06453-222309 on the district page dated 2019, to be checked before use
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 102 and police 100

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