Archive · 30 Sep 2026
Delhi Launches Firefighting Motorcycles, QRVs for Faster Emergency Response
Delhi has started using special firefighting motorcycles and quick response vehicles.
The motorcycles can travel through narrow streets and crowded markets more easily than large fire trucks.
They carry water mist, foam, extinguishers and other rescue equipment.
Firefighters can use them to reach a fire quickly and begin helping before bigger vehicles arrive.
The city also added a new fire station in Malviya Nagar.
This is Delhi’s 71st fire station.
The city now has 50 quick response vehicles after adding 26 more.
Officials want to build more fire stations and eventually increase the number of quick response vehicles to 100.
The effort is part of the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 25 years in public service.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 20 firefighting motorcycles and 26 quick response vehicles on September 30.
The motorcycles are designed for narrow lanes, crowded markets and densely populated areas where large fire tenders face difficulty.
Each motorcycle carries compressed-air foam and water-mist systems, air cylinders, portable extinguishers and dual-mode nozzles.
The Geetanjali fire station in Malviya Nagar became Delhi’s 71st fire station, serving several surrounding neighborhoods.
Delhi plans to expand its network to 120 fire stations and 100 quick response vehicles.
- Who
- Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and the Delhi government launched the firefighting motorcycles, quick response vehicles and a new fire station.
- What
- Twenty firefighting motorcycles and 26 quick response vehicles were deployed, and the Geetanjali fire station was inaugurated.
- When
- September 30; the report identifies the day as Wednesday but does not specify a year.
- Where
- Delhi, including narrow lanes and crowded areas; the new station is in Malviya Nagar’s Geetanjali area.
- Why
- The equipment is intended to reduce emergency response times and improve firefighting access in densely populated areas where large fire tenders have difficulty operating.
- Firefighting motorcycles
- 20 motorcycles were flagged off.
- Quick response vehicles
- 26 QRVs were added, bringing Delhi’s total to 50.
- New fire station
- The Geetanjali station became Delhi’s 71st fire station.
- Motorcycle equipment
- Compressed-air foam and water-mist backpacks, two 2-litre air cylinders, portable extinguishers and dual-mode nozzles.
- QRV capacity
- Each vehicle has a 125-litre ultra-high-pressure system with at least 100 litres of water and 25 litres of foam.
- Expansion targets
- The government aims for 120 fire stations and 100 QRVs.
- Launch initiative
- The measures were launched under the Seva Sankalp Abhiyan.