City safety guide

Kochi Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Kochi is a port city where old timber buildings, packed market lanes, low-lying roads and big industry sit close to each other on the same water. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations around the city and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from Kochi.

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

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

0484-2423513 Ernakulam District Emergency Operations CentreDistrict disaster control room for floods and other disasters. Toll free 1077 0484-2215559 Kochi Taluk Emergency Operations CentreTaluk control room, listed as open round the clock 0484-2205550 Ernakulam District Fire OfficeOffice line at Kadavanthra. For a fire call 101 or 112 first 1091 Women HelplineFor women in distress

112: Single emergency number in Kerala, run by the police · 101: Kerala Fire and Rescue Services. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 108: If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Kochi 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 Kochi fire, disaster and civic numbers from this guide. There are blank lines for your family contacts and the nearest hospital.

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 Kochi

Fort Kochi Koder House fire: guests escaped; cause still unconfirmed29 Sep 2026 · 0 dead · 0 injured

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Local risks in Kochi

Heritage hotels and old timber buildings

On the evening of 29 September 2026, a fire hit Koder House, a hotel on Tower Road in Fort Kochi. Staff moved the guests out, about ten fire units worked on it and no casualties were reported at the time, but the cause (a short circuit was only suspected) was not settled, as we cover in a case study.

Broadway market fires in narrow lanes

Around 10 am on 27 May 2019, a fire in the cloth bazaar on Broadway hit two textile shops. The lanes were so narrow and full of vehicles that the fire engines lost almost half an hour, and more than ten Fire Force teams were called in.

Shipyard and refinery industry

On 13 February 2018, an explosion inside a tank of a drill ship at Cochin Shipyard killed five workers and injured 13, with gas reported in the tank and welding under way. On 23 August 2025, a tank fire at the BPCL refinery at Irumpanam was brought under control in 15 minutes, with no injury.

Brahmapuram landfill fire and city-wide smoke

The Brahmapuram waste plant fire that began on 2 March 2023 took 12 days of firefighting and sent smoke over major parts of Kochi. Toxic elements in the air reached a dangerous level on 6 March, and the High Court said the people of Kochi were trapped in a gas chamber.

Monsoon waterlogging

On 23 May 2024, Ernakulam was raised to a red alert for heavy to extremely heavy rain. Low-lying parts of Kochi flooded, with water at the KSRTC bus stand, MG Road and nearby areas.

Fire stations in Kochi

14 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Gandhi Nagar	Ernakulam district · Gandhinagar Rd, MIG and HIG Colony, Gandhi Nagar, Kadavanthra, Kochi	Call0484-2205550
Club Road	Ernakulam district · T.D. Junction, Club Rd, Marine Drive, Ernakulam	Call0484-2355101
Mattancherry	Ernakulam district · Moulana Azad Rd, Star Junction, Mattancherry, Kochi	Call0484-2225555
Thrikkakara	Ernakulam district · Thrikkakara P.O.	Call0484-2423100
Thrippunithura	Ernakulam district · Kannamkulangara P.O.	Call0484-2775388
Vypin	Ernakulam district · Vypin, Malippuram P.O.	Call 101
Eloor	Ernakulam district · HIL Colony, Eloor, Ernakulam	Call0484-2545500
Mulanthuruthy	Ernakulam district · Mulanthuruthy	Call0484-2742800
Pattimattom	Ernakulam district · Pattimattom	Call0484-2687115
Aluva	Ernakulam district · Market Rd, Periyar Nagar, Aluva	Call0484-2624101
North Paravoor	Ernakulam district · Mannam P.O.	Call0484-2443101
Piravom	Ernakulam district · SH42, Piravom	Call0485-2242373
Angamaly	Ernakulam district · Salem-Ernakulam Highway, Angamaly South, Angamaly	Call0484-2452101
Perumbavoor	Ernakulam district · Aluva Munnar Road, Pattal, Perumbavoor	Call0484-2523123

These are the 14 fire stations of Ernakulam district within about 30 km of the city; the district has 18 in all. Station lines are office numbers, so 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. Teach older relatives and children old enough to use a phone.
In a Fort Kochi or Mattancherry heritage hotel or homestay, find two exits and the stairs when you check in. Do not use a lift in a fire, keep your shoes and phone by the bed, and ask whether the rooms have a smoke alarm. 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.
Broadway and other market lanes: keep the lane in front of your shop clear of stock and parked vehicles so a fire engine can pass, switch off the main supply at night, and leave a key with someone who can be reached.

In heavy rain, do not drive or walk through standing water near MG Road, the bus stand or low-lying roads. Move your vehicle to higher ground early and stay away from open drains and fallen wires.
When smoke from a waste or landfill fire spreads over the city, keep windows closed, keep children, elderly people and anyone with breathing trouble indoors, and follow local instructions.
Workers at the port, shipyard and refinery: do not start welding or hot work in a tank or closed space before it is tested for gas, and know your muster point and exit routes.

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Kochi at a glance

City and metro area: Kochi Corporation about 94.88 sq km; the urban area around it about 440 sq km
Population: About 21.2 lakh in the urban agglomeration (Census 2011); Ernakulam district 32,82,388
Fire stations: 14 shown here within 30 km; 18 in Ernakulam district
Brahmapuram fire, March 2023: 12 days of firefighting, smoke over major parts of the city
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100, district disaster line 1077