Background: Fire safety is the set of practice intended to reduce the destruction caused by fire. Fire safety measures include those that are intended to prevent ignition of an uncontrolled fire, and those that are used to limit the development and effects of a fire after it starts. Fire safety measures include those that are planned during the construction of a building or implemented in structures that are already standing, and those that are taught to occupants of the building.

Aims and Objectives: To assess the knowledge on fire safety measures among nursing students in selected nursing colleges of Ahmedabad city. To assess the expressed practice on fire safety measures among nursing students in selected nursing colleges of Ahmedabad city. To find out correlation between knowledge and expressed practice on fire safety measures among nursing students in selected nursing colleges of Ahmedabad city. To find out association between knowledge on fire safety measures among nursing students with selected demographic variables. To find out association between expressed practice on fire safety measures among nursing students with selected demographic variables.

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted among 60 Nursing Students studying in Nursing Colleges of Ahmedabad city using convenient sampling technique. Data were obtained using structured knowledge questionnaire to assess knowledge and structured Expressed practice questionnaire to assess Expressed practice. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyses the demographic data, structured knowledge questionnaire. Karl Pearson formula is used to find correlation whereas the association is determined by using Chi square formula.

Results and Conclusion: The study revealed that Mean Post knowledge score (14.74) was higher than Mean Pre-Test knowledge score (8.89) and calculated ‘t’ value was (19.45) which was higher than tabulated value (2.00). The Mean Post-test Expressed practice score (10.18) was higher than Mean Pre-Test Expressed practice score (5.32) and ‘t’ value was (18.06) which was higher than tabulated value (2.00). There exit a Moderate Positive correlation (r = 0.54) between Knowledge and Expressed practice. Study also revealed that there is significant association between Knowledge and Year of study. There is significant association between Expressed Practice and Age group, Gender and Year of study.