Fire Services Bureau


The Fire Services Bureau is responsible for fire and rescue services in Macau. The department is organized under the Macau Security Force. The brigade is responsible for fire and rescue for both land and air.
The CB operates an ambulance service, but the Macau Red Cross also operates ambulances for emergency and non-emergencies to local hospitals with volunteer staff.
The organization has a total of 739 uniformed firefighters and paramedics serving from seven fire stations in Macau with one central HQ on Macau.
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History

The FSB traces its origin to volunteer fire brigades in Macau in 1851 before it became a full-time department in 1883. In 1999, the FSB became a fully civilian agency.

Stations

Macau's fire brigade began with a single station in 1883 and had three by 1916:
  • Station 1 – Central at Estrada de Coelho do Amaral
  • Station 2 – Avenida Almirante Sérgio
  • Station 3 – Avenida Horta e Costa
, there are seven fire stations in Macau:
MainlandLago Sai Van – modern five-storey building housing fire and ambulance operations; located next to Sai Van Lake; completed 2006 and home to fire services headquartersAreia Preta – second station on mainland and designed by architect Manuel Vicente
TaipaTaipa – fire and ambulance depot; fire training tower on the north end of TaipaAirport Division – two stations at the airport with one main depot and one sub-depot
Coloane
  • – fire services depot
Cotai
  • – fire operations station constructed 2009–2010
Hengqin
  • Hengqin Fire Station - newest fire station opened in 2013 as temporary site and fully in 2015. This location is within UM campus grounds and not to be mistaken for the Hengqin Fire Station in Zhuhai.
Central Command Centre and Museum is a two-storey colonial building formerly Station 1 and fire headquarters.

Commissioners

  • Loi Kam Wan – Commissioner Macau Fire Service
  • * Eurico Lopes Fazenda – Deputy Commissioner Macau Fire Service
  • * Lei Pun Chi – Deputy Commissioner Macau Fire Service

Rank

The following ranks are observed in the CB in accordance with Law No. 2/2008 :
Superior Career
  • Chief major
  • Adjunct chief major
  • Principal chief
  • Adjunct chief
  • First class chief
  • Assistant chief
Basic Career
  • Chief
  • Officer Candidate
  • Deputy chief This Rank is utilised when a Firefighter is in the Officer Formation Course.
  • Chief firefighter
  • First class firefighter
  • Firefighter

Fleet

Land vehicles

Boats

Air Support

Sky Shuttle Helicopters can provides search and rescue support when victims need to be transported by area to hospital for treatment.
Ambulances are European standard Type B.

Uniform and gear

The uniform and insignia worn by CB personnel follows the model worn by the firefighters of Portugal.
The gear worn by the CB are similar to ones worn in Hong Kong:
  • Pacific F3D fire helmet – fire crews
  • F1 Gallet fire helmet – fire crews
Firefighters wear yellow helmets, while senior officers use blue.
  • Nomex protection hood
Ambulance officers use chartreuse safety helmet with visor.