It is responsible for the provision of fire protection and life safety as well as responding to building collapses, drownings, gas leakage, oil spillage, road and rail accidents, bird and animal rescues, fallen trees and taking appropriate action during natural disasters.

The department has now 48 fire stations consisting of nearly 1400 executive personnel and nearly 98 ministerial staff.

There are 13 districts, located in Almora, Bageshwar, Chamoli, Champawat, Dehradun, Haridwar, Nainital, Pauri Garhwal, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal, Udham Singh Nagar and Uttarkashi where Chief Fire Officers are in charge.

Officers [4] Sub-ordinates [5] The department has started to appoint a woman Firefighter in the State [6] since 2021.

The Smt Kiran Joshi is a first female Firefighter as a Fireman (FireWomen) in Uttarakhand Fire Service.