National Fire Agency


The National Fire Agency of the Ministry of the Interior is a statutory agency under the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of China. 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

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