City safety guide

Panaji Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Panaji is the capital of Goa and a small, busy city of old Portuguese-era lanes, riverside roads and tourist traffic from the beaches nearby. This guide puts the emergency numbers, the fire stations of the Goa fire service and the main local hazards on one page, with recent fires from Goa.

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

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

0832-2485400 Fire Force Headquarters, PanajiOffice of the Goa fire directorate. This is an office line, so for a fire call 101 or 112 first 0832-2225383 North Goa Collectorate, PanajiDistrict office and disaster management contact, Panaji 403001 0832-2458700 Goa Medical College, BambolimState government hospital; also reachable on lines to 0832-2458708

112: Single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: Goa fire service number. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: State ambulance service; 102 is also listed. If it does not connect, call 112 · 100: Police emergency line, also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Panaji 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 Panaji 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 Panaji

Sankhali Ola Service-Centre Fire: Reported Damage, Response and Unresolved Cause12 Oct 2026

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Local risks in Panaji

Electric scooter and battery fires

At about 11 pm on 12 October 2026, a fire broke out at an Ola electric scooter service centre at Sankhali, Sanquelim, and Bicholim fire crews took about one and a half hours to bring it under control. The count of damaged scooters differed between reports and the cause was not established, as we cover in a case study.

Nightclub and tourist-venue fires

On 6 December 2025, a fire at a nightclub in Arpora, near Panaji, killed 25 people. The state fire director later said the club had no valid fire NOC on the department's records.

Old buildings and crowded hotels

The Goa fire service warns that older buildings with outdated wiring, and hotels at tourist spots without enough fire safety, are the main structure-fire risks. Electrical faults, cooking fires and stored chemicals are the usual starting points.

Monsoon and coastal flooding

Panaji is named among the Goa towns open to coastal flooding from storm surges and high tides. In heavy June to September rain, blocked drains can back water into streets and homes, and the Mandovi can overflow.

Cyclones

Goa is more exposed than inland India to cyclones, with storm surges, heavy rain and strong winds on the coast. When a warning is issued, bring boats ashore and tie down loose roofs and hoardings.

Fire stations in Panaji

17 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.

Station	Area	Contact
Fire Station Panaji	North Zone · Panaji	Call0832-2485400
Fire Force Headquarters	North Zone · Panaji	Call0832-2485400
Fire Station Porvorim	North Zone · Porvorim	Call2411122
Fire Station Pilerne	North Zone · Pilerne	Call2407100 / 2407101
Fire Station Mapusa	North Zone · Mapusa	Call2262900 / 2263354
Fire Station Pernem	North Zone · Pernem	Call2201201 / 2201393
Fire Station Bicholim	Central Zone · Bicholim	Call2362100 / 2361397
Fire Station Valpoi	Central Zone · Valpoi	Call2374444
Fire Station Old Goa	Central Zone · Old Goa	Call2285344
Fire Station Kundaim	Central Zone · Kundaim	Call2395455
Fire Station Ponda	Central Zone · Ponda	Call2312044 / 2315863
Fire Station Vasco	North Zone · Vasco	Call2513840 / 2519068
Fire Station Margao	South Zone · Margao	Call2714600 / 2715825
Fire Station Verna	South Zone · Verna	Call2887721
Fire Station Curchorem	South Zone · Curchorem	Call2650306 / 2650301
Fire Station Canacona	South Zone · Canacona	Call0832-2633311
Fire Station Cuncolim	South Zone · Cuncolim	Call 101

The 16 fire stations and headquarters of the Goa fire service, which runs one directorate for the whole state, as on its directory checked on 26 October 2026. Panaji, Old Goa, Porvorim, Pilerne, Mapusa and Kundaim are nearest to the city, and lines shown without a code are Goa landlines (code 0832). In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first; station lines are office numbers.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 108 and 100 in your phone today. Goa has one fire directorate, so the same 101 works across the state; give the exact address and a landmark.
Charge electric scooters and e-bikes outdoors or in a ventilated place, not in a bedroom, and unplug when charged. If a battery smokes, hisses, swells or gets very hot, move people away, call 101 or 112 and do not handle it.
In a nightclub, restaurant or beach shack, spot the nearest two exits as soon as you enter. Do not use a venue where the exits are locked, blocked or behind curtains, and leave at the first alarm without collecting belongings.

In an old building or guesthouse, check the wiring, keep the stairs and corridors free of storage, and have an extinguisher you know how to use. Report loose or overheated wiring at once.
In heavy rain, keep off waterlogged roads and the Mandovi riverfront at high tide, and move vehicles and papers to higher ground. Do not drive through standing 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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Panaji at a glance

City population: About 1.14 lakh people (Census 2011); Goa covers 3,702 sq km
Fire stations: 16 stations plus a headquarters across Goa, under one state fire directorate
Arpora nightclub fire, December 2025: 25 people died
Sankhali scooter-centre fire, October 2026: Bicholim crews controlled it in about 90 minutes
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100