National Fire Agency

National Fire Agency
Agency overview
消防署 Xīaofángshǔ

Formed	1 March 1995
Jurisdiction	Republic of China (Taiwan)
Headquarters	Dapinglin, Xindian District, New Taipei City
Employees	Establishment and 16,933 people, 12,913 people actually post
Agency executive	Chi-Tang Yeh, Director-General
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)
Child agency	Local Fire Departments in Taiwan
Website	www.nfa.gov.tw

The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NFA; Chinese: 內政部消防署; pinyin: Nèizhèngbù Xīaofángshǔ) is a statutory agency under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China (Taiwan). The agency provides emergency medical, fire prevention, firefighting and disaster rescue service as well as protecting civilian lives, property and safety. It was established in March 1995. ^[1]

The agency is administered by the Director General which reports to the Minister for Interior. The current Director General is Chi-Tang Yeh.

Departmental Structure

Fire station in Taipei

Fire station in Kinmen

The National Fire Agency is composed of the following divisions:^[2]

Planning Division
Disaster Management Division
Fire Prevention Division
Hazardous Aerial Management Division
Disaster Rescue Division
Emergency medical Service Division
Fire Investigation Division
Training & Education Division
Civilian Coordination Division
Rescue Command Center
Secretariat
Personnel Office
Accounting Office
Civil Service Ethics Office

Mission units

Information Office
Inspector Office

External Units

Special Search and Rescue Team
Training Center

Internal Units

Keelung Harbor Fire Brigade
Taichung Harbor Fire Brigade
Kaohsiung Harbor Fire Brigade
Hualien Harbor Fire Brigade

Local Fire Departments in Taiwan

Kaohsiung City Fire Department
New Taipei City Fire Department
Taichung City Fire Department
Tainan City Fire Department
Taipei City Fire Department

Chiayi City Fire Department
Hsinchu City Fire Department
Keelung City Fire Department
Changhua County Fire Department
Chiayi County Fire Department
Hsinchu County Fire Department

Hualien County Fire Department
Kinmen County Fire Department
Lienchiang County Fire Department
Miaoli County Fire Department
Nantou County Fire Department
Penghu County Fire Department

Pingtung County Fire Department
Taitung County Fire Department
Taoyuan County Fire Department
Yilan County Fire Department
Yunlin County Fire Department

Transportation

The agency is accessible within walking distance from Dapinglin Station of the Taipei Metro.

References

↑ "Organizational History". National Fire Agency. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
↑ "Services". National Fire Agency. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

External links

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National Fire Agency Official Website (in English)

Facilities

Miscellaneous

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