[2] Initially, the department comprised some steam or manually operated engines stationed in important parts, which were maintained by the Madras Corporation.

[3] The organisation was based on British pattern and the real fillip came during 1942 at the time of the Second World War.

[2] The headquarters of Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services department is in Chennai.

She was later awarded the President's Fire Service Medal for Gallantry in 2013 for a rescue operation in Chennai.

[11] The State Training Centre of the Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services, earlier at Mint area in North Chennai, was shifted to its present location, Tambaram in the year 2000.