Nagpur, Maharashtra operates 8 fire station(s) serving a population of 2,912,518 (Census 2011 projected to 2018 (19% decadal growth)) across 225.08 km². Assessed against India's national provisioning norms, the city's largest deficit appears under the SFAC standard: a shortfall of 14.5 stations (64% service gap). Under the research-derived unified benchmark (3 km = 7 min = 30 km² per station), the city requires 7.5 stations against 8 existing. Spatial coverage analysis shows only 45% of the city's area lies within effective road reach of a fire station at the 7-minute response benchmark (and 27% at the stricter 5-minute benchmark).
| Norm | Required | Existing | Shortfall | Service gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| URDPFI (1 station per 200,000 population) | 14.6 | 8 | 6.6 | 45% |
| SFAC (1 station per 10 km²) | 22.5 | 8 | 14.5 | 64% |
| Unified benchmark (1 station per 30 km²; 3 km = 7 min) | 7.5 | 8 | none | 0% |
Method: availability-index benchmark assessment per Singh, Sabnani & Kapse (2021), International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 63:102432. The unified benchmark reconciles the SFAC response-time norm (5-7 min) with the URDPFI distance norm (3-4 km) using 1,75,056 real travel-time measurements.
| Response benchmark | Straight-line coverage | Effective road coverage* |
|---|---|---|
| 5 minutes (2 km) | 35% | 27% |
| 7 minutes (3 km) | 53% | 45% |
*Effective road coverage applies the measured network-to-Euclidean service-area ratio (~70%) established in the underlying research: actual road-network reach is systematically smaller than the straight-line buffers conventionally used in planning documents.
Schematic coverage map: red rings = straight-line 3 km reach; green = effective road reach; dashed outline = city boundary.
| Station | Coordinates | Position status |
|---|---|---|
| Civil Lines FS | 21.15200, 79.07300 | approximate |
| Sugat Nagar FS | 21.17600, 79.09000 | approximate |
| Kalamna FS | 21.16900, 79.13100 | approximate |
| Lakadganj FS | 21.15300, 79.11600 | approximate |
| Ganjipeth FS | 21.14000, 79.09800 | approximate |
| Cotton Market FS | 21.14500, 79.09100 | approximate |
| Sakkardara FS | 21.11974, 79.11440 | verified |
| Narendra Nagar FS | 21.10712, 79.08068 | verified |
8 stations per Nagpur Fire Service (Singh 2022); positions marked approximate where not OSM-confirmed.
Singh P.P., Sabnani C.S., Kapse V.S. (2021). Interpreting benchmark assessment of emergency fire service using geoinformation technology. Int. J. Disaster Risk Reduction 63:102432.
Singh P.P., Sabnani C.S., Kapse V.S. (2021). Hotspot analysis of structure fires in urban agglomeration. Fire (MDPI) 4:38.
Singh P.P., Sabnani C.S., Kapse V.S. (2021). Urbanization and urban fire dynamics using GIS and remote sensing. Arabian Journal of Geosciences 14:2172.
Singh P. (2022). Fire Service in Urban Area: A Case Study of Nagpur City. PhD thesis, VNIT Nagpur.
Disclaimer: This snapshot uses publicly available data (OpenStreetMap, Census of India, public directories); station positions flagged "approximate" are placed at locality level. It is indicative, intended to scope a full assessment, and is not a statutory fire audit. This copy is a SAMPLE for demonstration.