The Nepalgunj Sub-Metropolitan City is facing a shortage of skilled firefighters. So, the sub-metropolis is ill-prepared in case of fire disasters. Bahadur Khadka, Chief of fire brigade at the sub-metropolis, said that fire engines have to be taken to their own office to fill water in the lack of water filling stations. There are three fire engines in Nepalgunj but problems have surfaced in lack of skilled human resources, complained those working in this field.

Khadka opined that although at least six firefighters are required for one fire engine, only 12 human resources are working for three fire engines in Nepalgunj.

The Urban Disaster and Earthquake Preparedness Project has been carrying out a study about the situation of fire control, and obstacles seen in that connection. Saying that narrow streets and dense settlements in the sub-metropolis were posing a challenge in fire-fighting in the sub-metropolis, Project Chief Shiva Subedi added there would be delay in bringing the fire under control in lack of water filling station. Most of the local levels do not have fire engines in Banke district. Out of eight local levels in Banke, only Kohalpur municipality and Narainapur rural municipality have fire engines.