City safety guide

Gondia Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Gondia is a rice and forest district town in east Maharashtra, close to the Chhattisgarh border, with roads that run through the countryside to Goregaon and Nagpur. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local hazards on one page, with a recent road collision from the Gondia district. A list of fire stations is not published online, so for a fire call 101 or 112.

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

1incidents covered

3deaths reported

1injured reported

112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

1091 Women HelplineFor women in distress 1098 ChildlineFor children in need of care or protection 155300 Citizen Call CentreState citizen call centre for government services

112: Single emergency number, answered by the police emergency service · 101: National fire number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance service. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police control room, also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Gondia emergency card for the fridge or the front door, and cut out the wallet cards. It holds 112, 101, the ambulance and police numbers. This guide has no local numbers yet, so there are blank lines to write your local fire station, police station and nearest hospital, and your family contacts.

Download city emergency card (PDF, A4) Print in black and white (PDF, saves ink) Save as phone picture (WebP, made for a phone lock screen)

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

Latest incidents in Gondia

Gondia–Goregaon motorcycle collision: three reported deaths, one rider’s later condition unknown30 Sep 2026 · 3 dead · 1 injured

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Local risks in Gondia

Night crashes on the Gondia-Goregaon road

Late on 30 September 2026, around 11.30 pm, two motorcycles collided between Hirdamali and Miltoli, and three young men died at the scene while a fourth was seriously hurt. They were reportedly coming back from a Ganesh immersion procession, and the cause was still being investigated, as we cover in a case study.

Thin fire cover and few audits

In the year before March 2026, the city and tehsil recorded 147 fires, yet only 30 buildings in the city had a fire safety audit. The council fire department had 12 staff, mostly untrained, for about 1.5 lakh people, and said it needed 22 more.

Extreme summer heat

May is the hottest month here, with day temperatures averaging 42 C and a recent record of 48 C. Plan outdoor work and long journeys around the hottest hours.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone today. Share them with older relatives and with young riders in the family.
Before a night ride, check your headlight, tail light and reflectors, wear a properly fastened certified helmet and ride at a speed that lets you stop within the distance you can see. Do not ride after a festival procession if you are tired or have been drinking.
If you reach a crash first, keep out of moving traffic, call 112, give the road, the direction and the nearest village or landmark, and keep a path open for the ambulance. Do not move a seriously hurt person unless there is fire or another immediate danger.

Ask your building, shop or school whether the fire safety audit has been done, and where the extinguishers and exits are. Report blocked exits and old wiring to the municipal council.
In the hot months, switch off air coolers and heavy appliances when you leave, do not overload extension boards, and keep stored crop, straw and fuel away from the house.
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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Gondia at a glance

City population: About 1.33 lakh people (Census 2011)
District area and population: 5,234 sq km; 13,22,507 people; 3 municipal councils
Fire stations: No published station list; call 101 or 112 and the control room sends the nearest tender
Fires in one year: 147 recorded in the city and tehsil, with 30 buildings audited
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100