City safety guide

Giridih Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Giridih is a district headquarters town in northern Jharkhand, set in a district of coal, mica, forest and the Parasnath hills. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations and the main local risks on one page, with past incidents from Giridih district.

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

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

9304953450 Giridih Fire Station (office)Office number from a 2020 list and it may have changed. For a fire, call 101 or 112 first 1091 Women HelplineFor women in distress 1098 ChildlineFor children in need of care or protection

112: Jharkhand's single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: The national fire number. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Giridih 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 Giridih 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 Giridih

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Local risks in Giridih

LPG cylinder fires and blasts

On the evening of 18 October 2026, a 5 kg LPG cylinder caught fire and burst in a house in Mangaso village, Dhanwar block, killing a 26-year-old woman and her young niece; police said she tried to throw the burning cylinder out and it hit a wall and burst, and no cause has been given for the fire (we cover it in a case study). In March 2021, four members of one family died in a blast at Tisri that police said appeared to be a cylinder blast, though the cause was not confirmed.

Collapses in closed and illegal coal mines

In May 2017, five people died when a closed mine caved in at Kabribad while about 300 people were digging coal there illegally, police said. The same report said more than 500 people in Jharkhand had died digging coal from closed mines.

Wild elephants entering villages

On 28 July 2023, a lone tusker separated from its herd walked into Dhargulli panchayat in Bagodar, broke into an anganwadi centre and damaged a temple and a few houses before villagers chased it off with firecrackers. Nobody was hurt that day, but chasing an elephant at close range is dangerous.

Lightning

In July 2020, two people in Giridih district, a 12-year-old boy and a 35-year-old farmer, were killed by lightning during the day, among five lightning deaths reported across Jharkhand that day. Open fields and lone trees are where people are caught.

Fire stations in Giridih

2 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Giridih Fire Station	Giridih district · Giridih	Call9304953450
Rajdhanwar Fire Station	Giridih district · Rajdhanwar	Call6201750882

Two district fire stations are listed for Giridih and Rajdhanwar, with office numbers from a 2020 list that may have changed. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 100 and 108 in your phone today. No separate Giridih district control room number could be confirmed, so none is printed here; call 112 or 101.
After cooking, turn the regulator off, keep the cylinder upright and away from the flame, and do not carry or throw a burning cylinder. If it is on fire, get everyone out, shut the door behind you and call 101 from a safe distance.
Never dig coal from closed or abandoned mines. The roof can fall without warning and many people are often digging in the same place.

If wild elephants come near, stay indoors or well back, switch on lights from a distance, and do not chase them with fire or firecrackers. Tell the forest department and keep children away at night.
When thunder starts, go into a building or a vehicle with a hard roof. Do not shelter under a lone tree or stand in an open field or near water.
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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Giridih at a glance

District area and population: About 4,854 sq km; 24,45,474 people (Census 2011); 13 blocks
Fire stations: Two listed: Giridih and Rajdhanwar
Coal and mica: Coal is found at several places across the district; the Gawan and Tisri blocks have mica mines
Parasnath hill: 1,365 m high, the base for the Madhuban pilgrim trek
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100