National Fire Agency

The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NFA; Chinese: 內政部消防署; pinyin: Nèizhèngbù Xīaofángshǔ; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Luē-chèng-pō͘ Siau-hông-sú) 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. The agency is administered by the Director General which reports to the Minister for Interior. The current Director General is Chi-Tang Yeh.

National Fire Agency

消防署 Xīaofángshǔ (Mandarin) Sêu-fòng-su (Hakka)
Agency overview
Formed	1 March 1995
Jurisdiction	Taiwan (Republic of China)
Headquarters	Dapinglin, Xindian, New Taipei
Employees	Authorized strength 28,978 Establishment strength 16,933 Actual strength 13,313
Agency executive	Chi-Tang Yeh, Director-General
Parent agency	Ministry of the Interior
Child agency	Local Fire Departments in Taiwan
Website	www.nfa.gov.tw

History

The National Fire Agency was established in March 1995. ^[1] Prior to that, fire departments in Taiwan were part of the National Police Agency.

Departmental structure

A Fire station in Taipei

Fire pumper

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

Rank insignia

Level	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
	Director general	Deputy director general * Fire chief of metropolitan city	Level 3 positions	Level 4 positions	Level 5 positions	Level 6 positions	Level 7 positions	Level 8 positions	Team leader	Team member	Basic level

See also

• Ministry of the Interior (Taiwan)
• Fire department
• List of fire departments