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Solan Fire and Emergency Safety Guide

Solan is a hill district headquarters on the road to Shimla, with old wooden market towns like Arki and steep slopes that turn dangerous in the monsoon. This guide puts the emergency numbers and the main local risks on one page, with past incidents from the district. A published list of its fire stations could not be found, so for a fire call 101 or 112.

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

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112Emergency 101Fire 108Ambulance 100Police

1077 District Emergency Operation CentreToll-free district control room line, for floods, landslides and other disasters 1070 State Emergency Operation CentreState disaster control room 01792-223638 Regional Hospital, SolanGovernment hospital. Office number 01796-220368 Civil Hospital, ArkiGovernment hospital. Office number

112: Himachal's single emergency number for police, fire and ambulance · 101: Fire services. If it does not connect, call 112 · 108: Emergency ambulance, also listed as 102. Call 112 if neither connects · 100: Also reachable through 112

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

Take these numbers with you

Print the Solan 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 Solan 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 Solan

Ten die in Arki market fire in Himachal’s Solan district12 Jan 2026 · 10 dead

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Local risks in Solan

Fire in an old wooden market building at Arki

At about 2 am on 12 January 2026, fire broke out in an old four-storey wooden building in Arki's main market, with shops below and migrant workers' families sleeping above. Ten people died, at least six LPG cylinders burst, and water had to be brought by tenders from Solan and Nalagarh. We cover it in a case study.

Cloudburst and flash floods, August 2023

A cloudburst in Solan district on the night of Sunday 13 August 2023 washed homes away and flooded roads, and early reports gave a toll of seven or nine. The totals differed between reports, so treat any single figure with care.

Steep slopes and monsoon rain

The district is mostly mountainous, from 300 to 3,000 metres above sea level, and sits in the catchment of four rivers. In the same August 2023 spell, Himachal counted 71 deaths in three days and 214 rain deaths since the monsoon began on 24 June.

Stay safe: quick checklist

Save 112, 101, 100 and 108 in your phone today. The district disaster line is 1077 and the state disaster control room is 1070. We could not find a Solan fire control room number, so call 101 or 112 for a fire.
Do not keep LPG cylinders inside a shop, a stairwell or the rooms above a shop. Keep only the cylinder in use in the kitchen, with the regulator off when you are not cooking.
In a winter fire, get out first, then call. Stay low under the smoke, cover your nose and mouth with a wet cloth, and use the nearest way out. Keep a torch and a cloth next to the bed if you sleep above a shop.

Landlords and shopkeepers in old wooden buildings should install smoke alarms, keep the stairs and lanes clear of stock and parked vehicles, and never use open-flame heaters near wood or bedding.
In the monsoon, do not camp, park or sleep under a slope or near a nala. If you see cracks, muddy water or hear stones rolling, move to higher ground away from the slope and call 112 or 1077.
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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Solan at a glance

District area and population: 1,936 sq km; 5,80,320 people (district portal)
Solan city: 39,256 people (Census 2011)
Fire stations: No published station list found; call 101 or 112 and the control room sends the nearest tender
Arki fire, January 2026: 10 people died in one old wooden building
Emergency system: Dial 112; fire is 101, ambulance 108, police 100, district disaster line 1077