The State has a total of 263 fire stations by the end of 2014, said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in a written reply in the State Assembly on Monday. In the financial year 2014-15, Patnaik said the State sanctioned Rs 30, 70, 87,000 in the Budget for setting up of 72 fire stations across the State. According to the data, Ganjam district has the highest number of fire stations (20), while Deogarh district has possessed only three. Among other districts, Cuttack district has 18 fire stations, Mayurbhanj (17), Khordha (13), Baleswar, Keonjhar and Puri 11 each, Bargarh, Sundargarh , Jajpur, and Dhenkanal 10 each, Kendrapada and Sambalpur 9 each, Bhadrak , Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Balangir and Nabarangpur 8 each, , Angul , Kalahandi, Koraput, Subarnapur, Koraput and Kandhamal 7 each , Rayagada (6), Boudh, Jharsuguda, Nuapada, Gajapati and Malkangiri 4 each.