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National Fire Agency

Field	Value
agency_name	National Fire Agency
nativename_a	消防署
nativename_r	Xīaofángshǔ (Mandarin)
Sêu-fòng-su (Hakka)
logo	Republic of China Fire Services Logo.svg
logo_width	200px
formed	1 March 1995
jurisdiction	Taiwan (Republic of China)
headquarters	Dapinglin, Xindian, New Taipei
employees	Authorized strength 28,978
chief1_name	Chi-Tang Yeh
chief1_position	Director-General
parent_agency	Ministry of the Interior
child1_agency	Local Fire Departments in Taiwan
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Sêu-fòng-su (Hakka) Establishment strength 16,933 Actual strength 13,313

The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior (NFA; ) 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.

History

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

Departmental structure

A Fire pumper from TCFD’s Yanping Station

The National Fire Agency is composed of the following divisions:

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
[[File:Republic of China Fire Services Logo.svg	80px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 01.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 02.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 03.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 04.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 05.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 06.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 07.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 08.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 09.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 10.svg	70px]]	[[File:TW-Firefighter-Rank 11.svg	70px]]
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

References

(21 July 2008). "Organizational History". National Fire Agency.
(14 October 2009). "Services". National Fire Agency.

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