Mizoram Fire Service Organisation previously known as Fire Brigade was set up on 1.9.1972 with 17 staff at Aizawl, near Aizawl Police Station under the Mizoram Police Department. As the need for setting up of more Fire Stations increases with the rapid increase of population and economic growth, another Fire Stations & Sub-Stations were established at Lunglei on 17.3.1975, Saiha on 24.1.1991, Kolasib on 14.9.1992, Tlabung on 7.6.1995 and Serchhip on 17.4.1998. Due to fire hazards in newly created District Hqrs. at Champhai and Lawngtlai, two fire stations were again set up on 6.3.2008 and 25.5.1998 respectively without formal sanctions pulling staff from existing strength of other Fire stations. The Govt. felt the need to strengthen the Fire Brigade and placed into full unit under the control of the Superintendent of Police with other Senior Officers since 17.8.1992 and now it has been further strengthen with the creation of Director post from 20.3.2008. The Director has been declared as Head of Department in respect of financial transaction since 30.10.2008. The name of Mizoram Fire Service Organisation was also changed into Fire & Emergency Services in 2004, so that it encompasses not only fire fighting but also emergency services.
At present, Mizoram Fire & Emergency Services is having 8 (eight) Fire Stations in the District headquarters of Aizawl, Lunglei, Lawngtlai, Saiha, Serchhip, Champhai, Kolasib and civil sub-division Hqtrs. of Tlabung with Director as its head at Headquarters Office, Hunthar veng, Aizawl. Each Fire station is headed by one Officer-in-charge of the rank of Station Officer or Leading Fireman. Apart from this, two Mobile temporary stations in Aizawl city are manned from Aizawl Fire station, and seven Fireman are deputed to Lengpui Airport to assist Airport Fire staff. Due to insufficiency of staff some constables (2/3 each) are attached to assist Fireman in the stations from the State Armed police Battalions.
The present sanctioned strength of F&ES is 217 i.e 176 Fire Fighting personnel assisted by 41 Administrative staff.
The main equipments for fire fighting and other emergencies like Fire engines, Fire extinguishers, various tools and equipments have been improving by procuring from State Plan fund, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and under Finance Commission, Govt. of India. Apart from the existing eight Fire stations, at least four new Fire stations have been proposed to establish in near future at Mamit, Aizawl East, Aizawl North and Aizawl South.
Fire & Emergency Services in Mizoram state is functioning under the command and control of Mizoram Police Department as one unit in which Director, DIGP is head of the unit who look after the whole unit with the help of other senior Officers (SP,ASP & DySP) and sub-ordinates.
