City safety guide

Barpeta Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Barpeta is a district headquarters town in lower Assam, close to the Brahmaputra and on the busy NH-27 corridor. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire station line and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from Barpeta district.

Checked 26 Oct 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone

1incidents covered

1deaths reported

32injured reported

112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

03665-252132 Barpeta Fire StationStation line. For a fire call 101 or 112 first 03665-236085 Barpeta Disaster ManagementDistrict line for floods and other disasters. Toll free 1077 1070 State Emergency Operation CentreAssam State Disaster Management Authority, also 1079

112: National single emergency number. If it does not connect, call 101 for fire or 100 for police · 101: Fire and Emergency Services. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Medical emergency line. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112

Printable Barpeta emergency card: A4 sheet with national and local emergency numbers and cut-out wallet cards

Take these numbers with you

Print the Barpeta 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 Barpeta 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 26 October 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.

Latest incidents in Barpeta

Howly BSF Bus Crash: Driver Killed, 32 Personnel Injured; Police Inquiry Underway9 Oct 2026 · 1 dead · 32 injured

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Local risks in Barpeta

NH-27 collisions near Howly

On 9 October 2026, a bus carrying BSF personnel back from election duty hit a truck near Howly on NH-27. The driver died and 32 personnel were hurt, with 14 admitted to Barpeta Medical College and Hospital, as we cover in a case study.

Brahmaputra floods

Barpeta was one of 32 Assam districts hit in the 2022 floods, which affected about 5.6 million people across the state. Three small rivers, the Chaulkhowa, Mora Nodi and Nakhanda, run through the town itself.

Great earthquake of 1897

The 12 June 1897 earthquake left masonry buildings in ruins over a wide area of Assam and destroyed the market at Goalpara with waves from the Brahmaputra. Barpeta lies in the same lower Assam region, about 90 km northwest of Guwahati.

Earthquake of 1950 and what followed

The 15 August 1950 earthquake killed 1,526 people in Assam. Rivers rose and carried sand and mud, landslides dammed Brahmaputra tributaries, and floods followed the shaking.

Fire stations in Barpeta

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Station	Area	Contact
Barpeta Fire Station	Barpeta district · Barpeta town	Call03665-252132

Only one fire station line is published for Barpeta; no address or other stations were found. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone today, plus the district disaster line 1077 and the Barpeta line 03665-236085.
On NH-27, keep a safe gap from trucks, do not overtake on a curve or near a junction, and slow down at night and in rain. Bus operators should not run a tired driver on a long shift.
At a crash, call 112 with the nearest landmark, switch off hazard lights only when it is safe, keep the carriageway clear for ambulances, and do not move a badly injured person unless there is fire or traffic danger.

In flood season, watch the river level, move cattle, documents and medicines to higher ground early, and do not wade through floodwater. It may hide open drains and live wires.
In an earthquake, drop, cover your head and hold on under a sturdy table, then move to an open area once the shaking stops. Expect aftershocks, and check for gas smells before you use a flame.
Keep a ready bag with documents, medicines, a torch and a power bank, and agree a meeting point with your family. 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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Barpeta at a glance

Town: Barpeta 42,649 people (Census 2011); about 90 km northwest of Guwahati
Barpeta district: 2,243.96 sq km; 14,39,806 people
Fire station: One station line published: 03665-252132
Howly bus crash, 9 Oct 2026: Driver killed, 32 BSF personnel injured
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100, disaster line 1077