Life-Safety Intelligence for IndiaShivamogga is the district headquarters of Shivamogga district in the Malnad foothills of Karnataka, with the Tunga river beside the city and Bhadravati's industrial belt to the east. This guide puts the emergency numbers, fire station names and the main local risks on one page, with dated examples from the city and the district.
Checked 15 Nov 2026 Incidents update automatically. Emergency card for the fridge or your phone112: Karnataka's single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: The state fire and emergency service lists 101 and 112 as its helplines. If 101 does not connect, call 112 · 112: The Shivamogga district page prints no ambulance number for the city, so call 112 and ask for an ambulance · 112: The Shivamogga district page prints police station lines only, so call 112 for police
Print the Shivamogga 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.
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Checked 15 November 2026. Numbers can change; re-check them before you rely on them.
On 15 July 2026, a fire destroyed paper packaging material worth crores at a factory in the Old Mandli Industrial Area of Shivamogga city. More than 25 fire and emergency personnel fought it for over an hour, and no casualty was reported. A short circuit or welding work was the early guess.
On the night of 16 February 2024, a fire at a car showroom in Shivamogga burnt six cars parked inside. Four fire tenders were used, the fire was under control by about 3 am, and an electrical short circuit was the early finding.
At about 10.30 pm on 27 January 2026, a private sleeper bus bound for Bengaluru caught fire near Sudur village in Hosanagara taluk after the driver saw smoke and braked hard. All 36 passengers got out through windows and the emergency exit, six were hurt, and the bus was completely burnt. A short circuit or engine overheating was suspected.
On 2 August 2026, after extremely heavy rain, mud and rocks buried a labour shed on the outskirts of Thirthahalli taluk and a couple and their son died. The same day the swollen Tunga flooded areca plantations near Bharatipura in Thirthahalli taluk.
2 stations. Tap Call to ring the station office.
| Station | Area | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Shivamogga Fire Station | Shivamogga · Shivamogga | Call 101 |
| Bhadravati Fire Station | Bhadravati · Bhadravati | Call 101 |
Station names only; no station phone numbers were found. In an emergency, call 112 or 101 first.
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